Secrets of the Surface

@ZalaFilms production with @mathmoves of the documentary, Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

[Secrets of the Surface @SecretsMathFilm]

Students from Sharif University in Iran who attended a recent screening created this poster featuring the image of @SecretsMathFilm surrounded by their faces #SecretsoftheSurface #maryammirzakhani #mathposters @mathmoves

[Breakthrough @brkthroughprize]

Juan Maldacena, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics laureate, spoke about the importance of recognizing scientists who dedicate their lives to extremely challenging work. He added that science is interesting and worth pursuing and that it offers a fulfilling and exciting career.

[Egan J Chernoff @MatthewMaddux]

John Allen Paulos on why now is a golden age for math | Scientific American https://t.co/ag8a5jmSL7

[Robert Sanders @bobthesciguy]

Congratulations to Jenny Bergner, an astrochemist @UCBerkeley, part of the @sciam inaugural class of Young American Scientists "inventing the future" https://t.co/jtV80B7sSd @UCB_Chemistry

[SIAM @TheSIAMNews]

On the SIAM News Blog, Bryan Quaife and Jhamieka Greenwood explain their weak Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics (wSINDy) #MathematicalModel that reveals the mechanisms behind fire spread during #wildfires. Read more now! #SIAMAN25 https://t.co/vr7uk2uTPv

[SIAM @TheSIAMNews]

In SIAM News, Ernest Davis reviews Seeing Foucault’s Pendulum: Between Science, Politics, and Art by Michael Hagner, translated by Robert Savage. The book includes a history of #pendulums and Léon Foucault, whose pendulums garnered worldwide attention. https://t.co/IRYnmPVvpL

[STEM Gems @STEMGemsBook]

Dr. Ayanna Howard, roboticist, AI pioneer, and former NASA engineer, has been named the 12th president of @SpelmanCollege. A historic appointment!

🔗 https://t.co/iqlMnYlEll

[AssocForWomenInMath @AWMmath]

May 12th is a special day, dedicated to celebrating women in mathematics and honoring the birthday of Fields Medalist Maryam Mirzakhani.

Learn more about #May12 festivities or submit your event here:
🔗 https://t.co/tBXrGRxrUE.

Happy May 12!

#AWMMath #May12WIM #WomenInMath

[Secrets of the Surface @SecretsMathFilm]

.@StanfordDaily review by Mirelys Mendez-Pons following a screening of @SecretsMathFilm celebrates United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science in 2023. She cites @amermathsoc article with tributes to
#MaryamMirzakhani by colleagues https://t.co/VzWE2eB0J8

[Vru @vrundasays_]

Today is celebrated as the international women in mathematics day, in the honour of the birthday of Maryam Mirzakhani -- the first woman (and Iranian) to win the Fields medal! This article below shows the work she did, and it is still shaping research
https://t.co/QWC9q4Pzox

[SIAM @TheSIAMNews]

May 12 is #InternationalWomenInMathDay, honoring Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman awarded the Fields Medal.

SIAM recognizes the role math and computational sciences play in engineering, science, & technology, and works to support careers in these fields.

📸: NASA

[The EDGE Foundation @edge4women]

New leadership opportunity at @AWMmath!

[AssocForWomenInMath @AWMmath]

In recognition of the richness of the mathematics community, AWM is accepting self-nominations from individuals who would like to be featured during various Heritage Months throughout the year. Fill out the form to nominate yourself.

✅ https://t.co/CbEexl84F7

#AWMMath

[Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated]

Blocking out evidence you don't like helps keep that 'science of learning" tent small.

[Association for Women in Science @AWISNational]

Helen Ling was a software engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a pioneer for women’s rights in the workplace, employing women computer programmers and encouraging them to earn degrees.

https://t.co/vZ4m9lWKZH
#WomenInScience #AsianHeritageMonth @NASAJPL

[Mathematica @mathemetica]

(1/n) ∑_{i=0}^{n-1} f(T^i x) → ∫_X f dμ

Watching Maryam Mirzakhani command the blackboard like this; unique ergodicity, the convergence of invariant measures, the rhythmic tap of the chalk: it hits different. The absolute fluid motion, the focus, the way she translates the chaotic dance of orbits into a singular, elegant truth.

This is pure dynamical magic: where the statistical history of a single point dictates the behavior of the entire space. It’s the bridge between simple iterations and the deep, complex moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces.

Her work lives in these transitions; showing how the geometry of hyperbolic surfaces and their geodesics isn't just math: it's the blueprint for the symmetry of the universe.

To see the first woman to win the Fields Medal operating in her element is to see a masterclass in human potential and mathematical grace.

[AssocForWomenInMath @AWMmath]

May12 Celebrating Women in Mathematics is a joyful opportunity for the mathematics community to celebrate women in mathematics. Check out events happening near you, or submit an event.

⭐ About: https://t.co/tBXrGRxrUE
⭐ Submit your event: https://t.co/FKMf53J3BA

#May12WIM

[Math Files @Math_files]

In 2014, a woman won the Fields Medal for the first time since it was established.

Her story is fascinating because she was representing ordinary girls from all over the world.

Her name was Maryam Mirzakhani, and she was from Iran.

When Maryam was studying in Iran, there were separate schools for boys and girls. This did not make it easy for her to pursue science.

Still, she did not give up. She worked hard and became one of the first Iranian girls to take part in the International Mathematical Olympiad, where she won a gold medal. The following year, she won another gold medal.

She completed her early studies in Iran and later went to the United States, where she earned her PhD from Harvard University in 2004.

Ten years later, she was awarded the Fields Medal for her important work in the geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces.

Stories like hers help inspire more women to be included in the world of mathematics.

[AssocForWomenInMath @AWMmath]

May 15 is the deadline to nominate someone for the AWM Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education.

✅ Nominate someone here: https://t.co/G8ni5rgyT4
🗓️ Deadline: May 15, 2026

#AWMMath #WomenInMath #MathEd #STEM