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The Spirit of Ramanujan
Discovering and empowering young mathematicians who lacked traditional resources. Meet the awardees and explore the history of Expii’s involvement.
Program overview
The Spirit of Ramanujan
Discovering and Empowering Young Mathematicians
Genius Exists All Over the World
The Spirit of Ramanujan STEM Talent Initiative finds and fosters the mathematical talent of promising young students who lack traditional resources. Visit the Spirit of Ramanujan website to learn more about the initiative and to apply.
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The Spirit of Ramanujan
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Program
The Spirit of Ramanujan Talent Initiative finds and fosters the mathematical talent of promising young students who lack traditional resources.
The Process
Top scorers and undiscovered talent from all over the world will be invited to submit an application. You must submit your application by October 31, 2017.
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Each application will include a personal statement explaining why you are a strong candidate and how you would use a Spirit of Ramanujan Award.
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Tomorrow’s Mathematicians
Presented by the Templeton World Charity Foundation with Expii and Ken Ono
The Spirit of Ramanujan Talent Initiative is an international talent search for mathematically gifted young people who lack traditional institutional support. By connecting participants with world-class mathematicians, the initiative provides mentorship and research opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable to them.
Through financial grants, the initiative helps emerging mathematicians develop their talent, realize their potential, and achieve their goals. Could you be a Spirit of Ramanujan Award winner?
Apply by October 31, 2017 for the chance to win up to $5,000.
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from Around the Globe
Sanath Devalapurkar, India
Thanks to this initiative, I will be able to grasp new methods of creative thinking that will no doubt help further my interest and passion for the field.
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Catherine Yeo, USA
This initiative fosters opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds to advance their mathematical pursuit and creates a solid mentorship network.
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Ishwar Karthik, Qatar
I am grateful that I could attend AwesomeMath this summer with the generous support from the Spirit of Ramanujan Initiative.
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The Ramanujan Story
Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematical genius with no formal training. His genius was discovered by Cambridge mathematician G.H. Hardy, with whom he developed a partnership. After his talent was discovered, he transformed the future of the field.
With this initiative, we’re providing similar opportunities for today’s Ramanujans.
Solve math puzzles to enter todayThe Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity tells the remarkable tale of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Starring Jeremy Irons as G.H. Hardy and Dev Patel as Ramanujan, the film was advised by Ken Ono, a Guggenheim Fellow and cofounder of the Spirit of Ramanujan. For more information, visit www.themanwhoknewinfinity.com
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Meet the Winners
Bishoy Adel
A 17-year-old from Cairo, Bishoy Adel has been studying advanced mathematics on his own since he was 13. He has mastered graduate-level mathematics in Galois theory, and his goal is to become one of Egypt’s leading mathematicians. Bishoy used his Spirit of Ramanujan Award to support his participation in the Modern Mathematics program in Bremen, Germany, where he worked with world-class mathematicians like John Conway and Don Zagier.
Kendall Clark
Kendall Clark is a tenth grader at the Park School in Baltimore, Maryland. Kendall is excelling in her mathematics classes while also finding time for soccer and theatre. She plans to use the Spirit of Ramanujan Award to pursue research in applied mathematics.
Dean Cureton
Dean Cureton is a seventh grader in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with his fellow winner Catherine Yeo, Dean will be using the Spirit of Ramanujan Award to support his research on elliptic curves and the Riemann Hypothesis for polynomials arising from algebraic number theory.
Sanath Devalapurkar
Sanath Devalapurkar is a 17-year-old talent from India. He has taught himself algebraic topology and cryptography, and he is an expert computer programmer. He is using Spirit of Ramanujan Award to pursue research in arithmetic geometry with NSF CAREER award winner David Zureick-Brown.
Martin Irungu
Martin Irungu is a 17-year-old math genius from Nairobi, Kenya. Irungu has taught himself an extraordinary amount of graduate level mathematics on his own. He used his Spirit of Ramanujan Award to support his participation in the 2017 Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Societies in Atlanta. Martin plans to pursue his mathematics degrees in the U.S.
Ishwar Karthik
Ishwar Karthik is a 14-year-old math genius from Qatar. As a 10-year-old, he discovered his own formulas for the digits of Pi. Ishwar used his Spirit of Ramanujan Award to support his participation in the 2017 Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Societies in Atlanta. He will also use it to support his participation in AwesomeMath 2017, an elite program for exceptionally gifted mathematics students.
Catherine Yeo
Catherine Yeo is a 15-year-old from California who attends Stanford Online High School. Along with fellow winner Dean Cureton, Catherine will be using the Spirit of Ramanujan Award to support her research on elliptic curves and the Riemann Hypothesis for polynomials arising from algebraic number theory.
Weitao Zhu
Weitao Zhu is an exceptional Chinese national who has already published original research on tilings of the hyperbolic plane. Largely self-taught, she has become an expert in many areas of advanced mathematics. She will use the Spirit of Ramanujan Award to support her research in the mathematics and physics related to moonshine theory.
The Spirit of Ramanujan Math Talent Initiative is headed by Ken Ono, the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Mathematics at Emory University. In conjunction with The Man Who Knew Infinity, the initiative connects participants with educational opportunities through grants supported by the Templeton World Charity Foundation.
The Spirit of Ramanujan Talent Initiative awards up to $5,000 USD per winning application. Winners can use these grants for research programs around the world or for individual research with an approved sponsor. Please note that grants cannot be applied to tuition-related expenses for regular schoolwork.
Apply by October 31, 2017 for these life-changing opportunities.
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