Marta Macho Stadler facts for kids
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Marta Macho Stadler
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Marta Macho Stadler
9 September 1962 Bilbao, Spain
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Marta Macho Stadler was born in Bilbao, Spain, in 1962. She is a Basque mathematician who is very good at sharing science with everyone. She teaches math at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU. Her special research areas are about the shapes and structures in mathematics, like the Geometric Theory of Foliations.
Marta is also the main editor of a popular online blog called Mujeres con Ciencia (Women with Science). This blog is part of the Scientific Culture Chair at her university. She has won several awards for her work, including the Emakunde Equality Prize in 2006.
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Marta's Journey in Mathematics
Marta Macho earned her degree in mathematics from the University of the Basque Country in 1985. Soon after, she started teaching in the Mathematics Department at the same university.
In 1987, she went to the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France, to do more research. She finished her Ph.D. there in 1996. Her research was about a complex math topic called "Thom isomorphism for foliation almost without holonomy". Today, she is a professor of geometry and topology at the UPV/EHU. Her main research focuses on the geometric theory of foliations.
Marta teaches different math subjects to university students. These include topology and advanced topology. She also teaches a special class called "Mathematics in daily life: society and culture" for older students. She helps guide students who are studying for their master's degrees in math research.
Sharing Science with Everyone
Marta Macho started sharing her love for science with the public in 1999. She helped organize a series of talks called "A stroll through geometry" for ten years. One of her biggest goals is to show how much women have contributed to science throughout history.
She is a member of the Women's Commission of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society. She also works with many groups to help connect science with everyday people.
Marta is very interested in how mathematics appears in books, comics, poems, and plays. She writes for sections like "Literature and Mathematics" and "Theatre and Mathematics" for a math website called DivulgaMAT. She also helps with events in schools and cultural places to get students and others excited about science. She has written for blogs like ZTFNews.org and Cuaderno de cultura científica. Every year, she organizes an event in Bilbao called "Ellas hacen ciencia" ("They make science").
Since 2010, Marta has been part of groups at her university that work on fairness and cooperation. She also joined the Female Researchers and Technologists Association (AMIT) in 2011.
In May 2014, she started the "Women with science" blog. This blog is part of the Scientific Culture Chair at the University of the Basque Country. As the editor-in-chief, Marta uses the blog to highlight the important work of women in science. She shares stories about women scientists from the past and present. The blog also talks about how science and gender equality are connected.
Awards and Recognition
Marta Macho has received many awards for her important work:
- In 2015, she won the Equality Prize from the Universidad de Alicante. This was for her efforts in sharing science and making women's scientific achievements more visible.
- Also in 2015, she received a medal from the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society. This award recognized her work in explaining mathematics, her dedication to gender equality, and her efforts to connect math teachers with different ways of learning.
- In November 2016, she was given the Emakunde Equality Prize. This prize honored her high-quality work in promoting women's scientific knowledge and including a gender perspective. It also recognized her work in university groups that promote gender equality. Marta donated the prize money to refugee women and victims of gender violence who were studying at the University of the Basque Country.
Marta Macho also helped write a book called Mujeres en la Ciencia (Women in Science). This book is a guide for teachers about the role of women in the history of science.
Awards
- 2015 Equality prize of the Universidad de Alicante
- 2015 Medal of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society
- 2016 Ekamunde Equality Prize
- 2019 Illustrious of Bilbao, for her work as a science communicator and for making visible the role of women in science.
- 2021 Finalist in the VII Edition of the Avanzadoras de 20Minutos and Intermón Oxfam Award.
- 2023 Lilly Foundation Award for Scientific Dissemination.
- 2023 Women Scientists Award, awarded by Muy Interesante magazine.
See also
In Spanish: Marta Macho Stadler para niños
