Clara Grima facts for kids
Clara Isabel Grima Ruiz, born in 1971, is a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Seville in Spain. She is an expert in computational geometry, which is a field that uses computers to study shapes and spaces. Clara Grima is well-known for her research on special shapes called scutoids. These shapes are like unique building blocks that can fit together perfectly to fill the space between curved surfaces. She is also famous for making mathematics fun and easy for everyone to understand.
Who is Clara Grima?
Clara Grima was born in 1971 in a town called Coria del Río. She studied mathematics at the University of Seville and earned her highest degree, a doctorate, in 1998. Today, she is a professor of applied mathematics at the very same university where she studied.
Professor Grima also leads a special committee for the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society. This committee works to make mathematics more popular and interesting for people of all ages.
Books by Clara Grima
Clara Grima has written several books that help explain mathematics in exciting ways:
- Computational Geometry on Surfaces (2001): This book, written with Alberto Márquez, explores how computers can be used to understand shapes on different surfaces like cylinders, spheres, and cones.
- Mati y sus mateaventuras: Hasta el infinito y más allá (Mati and her Math Adventures: To Infinity and Beyond, 2013): Written with Raquel Garcia i Ulldemolins, this book takes readers on fun adventures to discover mathematical ideas.
- Las matemáticas vigilan tu salud: Modelos sobre epidemias y vacunas (Mathematics Watches Your Health, 2017): In this book, written with Enrique F. Borja, Clara Grima shows how mathematics can help us understand epidemiology (the study of how diseases spread) and how vaccines work to keep us healthy.
- ¡Que las matemáticas te acompañen! (May Mathematics Be With You!, 2018): This book explains why mathematics is so important for understanding the world around us and how it helps us solve everyday problems.
