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Who among the following has  become the first non-Indian to win the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians? (Dec)

Who among the following has  become the first non-Indian to win the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians? (Dec) Correct Answer Carolina Araujo

The correct answer is Carolina Araujo.

  • Dr. Carolina Araujo from Brazil has become the first non-Indian to win the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians. 

Important Points

  • Dr. Carolina Araujo has been awarded for her outstanding work in algebraic geometry. 
  • She is a Brazilian mathematician who specializes in algebraic geometry, including foliations, birational geometry, and fano varieties.
  • She is the Vice President of the Committee for Women in Mathematics at the International Mathematical Union.
  • The work area of Carolina focuses on birational geometry which aims at classifying and describing the structure of the algebraic varieties.

Additional Information

  • The prize is awarded annually to a researcher from a developing country funded by the Department of Science and Technology in association with ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics), and the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
  • The candidates for Young Mathematics should be less than 45 years of age. 
  • The candidates must also be conducting outstanding research in a developing country.
  • Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician.
  • Ramanujan made great contributions in number theory, continued fractions, and infinite series, despite not having any formal education in math.
  • He was a self-taught mathematician.

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