The twenty-third Virtual Encounter with Outstanding Mathematicians took place on Friday, June 11th, 2021 from 12 pm until 1 pm. as our invited speaker. Dr. Maria Garcia Monera, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Valencia in Spain, This virtual event was free and open to the general public.
On this twenty-third Encounter, Dr. Maria Garcia Monera shared anecdotes of her personal life and her professional journey as a female mathematician. The speaker also presented on “If You Imagine It, You Can Do It: Art and Geometry in 3D,” in which she explained that the idea of building models of surfaces using cardboard is quite ancient. The speaker mentioned that the mathematician Felix Klein (1849-1925) used real models of surfaces made with cardboard to help his students visualize geometric properties. Dr. Maria Garcia Monera encouraged all the participants to visit the website https://www.uv.es/monera2and build their own models.
