THEMATIC PROGRAM
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
BENJAMIN DOZIER
by Amie Wilkinson (University of Chicago) on the
Illumination Problem and the Work of Mirzakhani.
The Student Night saw 140 participants enraptured
by Diana Davis' (Swarthmore College) beautiful
lecture on Flat surfaces and Pentagon Billiards. Alex
Eskin (University of Chicago) gave a keynote address
that showcased the explosive impact of Maryam’s
work. The symposium also held a panel discussion
on gender and diversity. The panellists included:
Francis Bonahon (University of Southern
California), Almut Burchard (University of
Toronto), Diana Davis (Swarthmore College),
Ursula Hamenstädt (Universität Bonn),
Kathryn Mann (Brown University), Juan
Souto (Université de Rennes). The panel
had the privilege of being moderated by
Molly Shoichet, Ontario’s first Chief Scientist
and Professor of Chemical and Biomedical
Engineering at the University of Toronto.
In addition to hundreds of workshop participants,
the Fields Institute also hosted over 50 long- and
short-term visitors from July to December 2018.
The program was lucky to have six excellent
Fields postdoctoral fellows: Benjamin Dozier,
Eduard Duryev, Ian Alexander Frankel, llya
Gekhtman, Kate Vokes, Derrick Wigglesworth,
in addition to three wonderful postdoctoral
scholars from the University of Toronto,
Mary He, Yulan Qing, and Anja Randecker.
The program also hosted three Clay Research
Fellows for short-term visits: Brian Bowditch
(University of Warwick), Camille Horbez (Université
Paris-Sud), and Juan Souto (Université de Rennes).
This exciting semester brought together
researchers and perspectives from across the
world and benefitted from the welcoming
atmosphere of the Fields Institute. v
EDUARD DURYEV
IAN ALEXANDER FRANKEL
ILYA GEKHTMAN
KATE VOKES
DERRICK WIGGLESWORTH
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