Patricia Fauring facts for kids

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Ana María Patricia Fauring is a talented mathematician from Argentina. She is well-known for helping young students become great at math. She even won a special award called the Paul Erdős Award because she was the main person training Argentina's teams for big math competitions.

One of these big competitions is the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Thanks to her coaching, the Argentine teams did very well in these international events.

Early Life and Education

Ana María Patricia Fauring studied hard to become a mathematician. She earned her PhD degree in 1982 from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Her main teacher, or supervisor, was Ángel Rafael Larotonda.

Her PhD research was about a complex math topic. The title of her thesis was Una noción de estabilidad para campos vectoriales complejos, which means A notion of stability for complex vector fields. This shows her deep understanding of advanced mathematics.

Contributions to Mathematics Education

Fauring's biggest impact has been in helping young math talents. She has dedicated her time to teaching and preparing students for challenging math contests. Her work has helped many young Argentines shine on the world stage in mathematics.

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