Les Amis de l’IHES
Les Amis de l’IHES helps to promote the cutting edge research carried out at IHES as widely as possible. They organize conferences aimed at a broad audience, to introduce current research projects and organize cultural events of a scientific nature.
Les Amis de l’IHES is an association which was created on 8 October 1998 to coincide with the Institute’s 40th anniversary celebrations. Louis Michel was Chairman until he passed away on 30 December 1999; he was succeeded by Marcel Berger, former IHES Director, by Jean-Marc Deshouillers, professor at the University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 and by Valentin Poénaru, former professor at the Paris-Sud University (Orsay) from 2009 until 2022. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, former IHES Director, was appointed President on 31 May 2022.
An Evening Dedicated to Maryam Mirzakhani
Join us on Wednesday, October 16th, for a special screening of "Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani" (Zala films), with Director George Csicsery.
Les Amis de l’IHES hosted a special evening dedicated to Maryam Mirzakhani on Wednesday, October 16th, with a screening (in French) of the documentary, partly shot in Iran, “Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani” (Zala films); it was followed by a discussion with the film’s director, George Csicsery.
Mirzakhani, who became the first woman to win the Fields Medal in 2014, is regarded as one of the most brilliant mathematicians of her time. Mirzakhani, is particularly known for her contributions to topology and geometry, especially in the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces. Tragically, she passed away in 2017.
The film can be ordered here.
