The twenty-ninth Virtual Encounter with Outstanding Mathematicians took place on Friday, December 10th, 2021 from 12 pm until 1 pm. Dr. Constanza Rojas-Molina, Professor of Mathematics at the CY Cergy Paris University, was our invited speaker. This virtual event was free and open to the general public.
On this twenty-ninth Encounter, Dr. Constanza Rojas-Molina shared anecdotes of her personal life and her professional journey as a female mathematician. The speaker also presented on “Drawing Mathematics,” in which she explored the visual aspect of mathematics and highlighted that drawing is an essential part of the development of math ideas. The speaker also described the advantages of taking visual notes and encouraged the audience to participate in the drawing challenge for the math podcast in Spanish “Démosle Vuelta… Mate con Café” on YouTube.