When Artur Avila won the Nobel Prize in math in 2014, he didn't just take home the prizehe also took home the Fields Medal, considered the Nobel for his work in " dynamical and dynamic systems," as well as in probability, complex geometry, algebra, fluid dynamics, mathematical economics, computer graphics, and dynamical systems.
Now he's set to add another award to his resume: a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics at the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics in Rio de Janeiro, reports the New York Times.
The program, which will be offered in partnership with the city government, is scheduled to start in the second half of 2023 and will allow up to 120 students per year to study at Impa, which is located on land that used to be a forest.
"We will offer a bachelor's degree program in Applied Mathematics in an environment of innovation, which the city government is promoting in the city center," Impa's general director, Marcelo Viana, tells the Times.
Avila, who also won the Nobel for his work on hyperbolic hyperbolic systems, tells the paper that he's excited about the new program because it will allow students to apply math to real-world problems.
"It is no exaggeration to say that Emp
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