Carolina Araujo, a professor at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the new holder of the Ramanujan International Chair.
An algebraic geometer specializing in birational geometry and foliations, Araujo is a distinguished mathematician and a promoter of women in mathematics. She won the L’Oreal Award for Women in Science in Brazil in 2008 and was an organizer and an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2018, where she also led the inaugural World Meeting for Women in Mathematics ((WM)2). She currently chairs the Committee for Women in Mathematics at the International Mathematical Union.
