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After earning her bachelor’s degree from Sharif University of Technology in 1999, she began
work on her doctorate at Harvard University under the guidance of Fields Medal recipient
Curtis McMullen+ She possesses a remarkable fluency in a diverse range of mathematical
techniques – including algebra, calculus, complex analysis and hyperbolic geometry+ By borrowing principles from several fields, she has brought a new level of understanding to an area
of mathematics called low dimensional topology+
Maryam was asked what advice would you give lay persons who would like to know more
about mathematics—what it is what its role in our society has been and so on? What should
they read? How should they proceed? Her answer
was,
“This is a difficult question+ I don't think that everyone should become a mathematician, but I
do believe that many students don't give mathematics a real chance+ I did poorly in math for a
couple of years in middle school; I was just not interested in thinking about it+ I can see that
without being excited mathematics can look pointless and cold+ The beauty of mathematics
only shows itself to more patient followers+”
-inspired by interview of Herstory+com with Maryam Mirzakhani
Natalie Portman
As you all might have seen Natalie Portman on
silver screen as many movies which you have
fallen in love with for example+ Star wars, Thor,
V for Vendetta and so on+ She won an Oscar for
her astounding performance in Black swan+ As
you might not know is that she has a strong science background including a Ph+D+ in Psychology and she is fluent in 5 languages+ Natalie
Portman has won an Oscar; she's a mother, a
wife and a Harvard graduate at the age of 31+
(deadline.com, 2015)
These accomplishments are admirable for anyone, without a doubt she is a role model for female students in science+
Natalie was born in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1981 as Natalie Hershlag+ As the only child of an Israeli
physician and an American artist, Natalie had the advantage of growing up bilingual and
speaking both Hebrew and English+ At the age of three, she relocated to the United States
with her parents, so her father could complete his medical training+ Natalie is a citizen
of both the United States and Israel+
Even though she was discovered as a young
Model in the age of 11, she continued as a
straight-A student throughout school, and
she later stated her classmates often considered her to be a dork because she was so
fond of school+
(scienceroll.com, 2015)
Natalie has also been quoted as saying she
would rather be intelligent than be a movie
star+ Portman's family was extremely supportive and provided her with the confidence to believe she could achieve whatever she desired+ While in school, Portman was