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Podcast: The Springer Math PodcastEpisode: Mathematics in Latin America: Challenges and Perspectives. Marcelo Viana interviewed by Robinson dos SantosPub date: 2022-06-03Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this month’s podcast, our guest is Marcelo Viana, researcher and director of the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, IMPA, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.In this episode, we've invited him to talk about the challenges and the opportunities of doing research in mathematics in Latin America, the role of IMPA in the development of mathematical research in the region, and the perspectives of regional and global cooperation.Marcelo Viana obtained his PhD at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, in 1990, six years after finishing his undergraduate studies at the University of Porto, Portugal. His main research interests are in Dynamical Systems and Theory of Chaos. He has received many prizes and distinctions, among them the Ramanujan Prize from the International Center for Theoretical Physics of Trieste, in 2005, and the Grand Prix Scientifique Louis D. from the Academy of Sciences of Paris, France, in 2016. He has supervised over forty PhD students and published over sixty papers and more than ten books. Viana is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of the Brazilian Mathematical Society.He will be hosted by Robinson dos Santos, Editor for Mathematics.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Springer Nature Switzerland AG, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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