The London Mathematical Society Program on

MENTORING AFRICAN RESEARCHERS in MATHEMATICS

at the University of NAMIBIA
Under the High Auspices of


The 2021 MARM-UNAM MEETING
FROM MARM to NARM 

From Mentoring to Networking African Researchers in Mathematics

Windhoek, Casablanca Hotel, October 15-16, 2021

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

(ORGANIZING COMMITTEE)


  • Martin Mugochi (Chair) (MARM Referent for UNAM, Former Chair  of the Department of Mathematics at UNAM, general topologist).
  • Frank Neumann (University of Leicester, Chair of the MARM Board of the London Mathematical Society, expert in teaching and research development in Africa)
  • Luzinalva da Silva Amorim (Formerly professor to the Federal University of Bahia, former National  Coordinator of the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiads, among main organizers of the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad for Public Schools);
  • Alicia Dickenstein (University of Buenos Aires, expert in application to Algebra and Algebraic geometry to Natural Sciences. Former vice President of the International Mathematical Union, mandate 2014-2018);
  • Carlos Gustavo Moreira  (Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicad (IMPA), Rio de Janeiro. Universally known as Gugu, member of the Brazilian Academy of Science, plenary speaker at the 2018 International Congress of Mathematicians, 1990 Gold Medal at the International Mathematics Olympiads in 1990. Present Coordinator of the Board for Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad Commission of the Brazilian Mathematics Society (SBM))
  • Winifred Mutuku (Chair of the Department of Mathematics of Kenyatta University, applied mathematician and MARM-NARM collaborator);
  • Angelique Philander (Human and Institutional Development, National Commission Research, Science & Technology, NCRST)
  • Paolo Piccione (University of São Paulo, Member of the Academy of Science of Brazil (ABC), President of the Brazilian Mathematical Society and member of the Executive Committee of the International Mathematical Union)
  • Pierguido Sarti (Scientific Attaché of the Italian Embassy in Pretoria. Responsible of the  relations with universities and international institutions of the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics, where he dealt with the analysis of astronomical geodetic data for very high precision positioning) .