Prof. Parimala Raman
Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, Emory University
Prof. Parimala Raman is a well-known name in the field of algebra. She has been credited for achieving many firsts in the field of Algebra, including publishing the first example of a nontrivial quadratic space over an affine plane at a young age - an achievement that is said to have surprised even the experts in the field.
Apart from looking forward to new research challenges in mathematics, Prof. Raman also enjoys teaching. For many years, she was a professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai.
Prof. Raman has received many accolades for her contributions to mathematics. In 2010, she received one of the highest global honors in her field when she was selected as the plenary speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians. She spoke about the arithmetic of two-dimensional fields. She is also a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1987; an honorary doctorate from the University of Lausanne in 1999, and the Srinivasa Ramanujan Birth Centenary Award in 2003.