Profile
Makrina Agaoglou
My CV
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Education:
-Aristotle High School of Ierissos, Greece, June 2004
-B.Sc in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2008
-M.Sc in Theoretical Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2011
-Ph.D in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, October 2015.
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Work History:
-CSIC, Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT), Madrid, Spain. Postdoctoral Researcher, July 2018 – June 2019.
-Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia. Researcher, October 2017 – June 2018.
-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece. Postdoctoral Researcher, June 2017 – June 2018.
-University of Massachusetts, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Amherst MA, USA. Postdoctoral Researcher (Visiting Researcher), February 2016 – February 2017.
-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece. Research Fellow, February 2016 – February 2017.
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Current Job:
Research Associate
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About Me:
I am an outgoing person and I am always excited about exploring new countries and meet other cultures. I have a Ph.D in Applied Mathematics and I love to explore many scientific areas.
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I live in Bristol in a flat with one British flatmate. My favorite thing to do is to eat pizza on Saturdays and pancakes with Nutella on Sundays. I love watching tv series and I have subscribed to many YouTube channels. My favorite British Youtbers are Rose and Rosie. I have visited 28 countries and I have lived in 6 different countries over the years.
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My Typical Day:
I wake up around 8 a.m. I eat my breakfast (i.e. cereals) while I am watching TikTok videos. Then I turn on my computer and after I read the news I start working on my current projects. I have several meetings with my colleagues and my students during the day. In the afternoon I am talking with my family and friends that they live in different time zones. Sometimes later in the evening, I am playing ping pong and doing Zumba. It is always helpful to take your mind away from work for a bit. It can actually help with your inspirations.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
If I will win the prize money I will definitely organize events to inspire more young people into sciences and in particular mathematics.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Optimistic, dreamer, traveller
What did you want to be after you left school?
Mathematician. It was very clear to me since I was 14 years old.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really, I was always very quiet at school.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I like several singers and bands from around the world. From Greek artists I like the singer Mariza Rizou, from British artists I really like Adele, Ed Sheeran, Amy Winehouse and many more. I also like Billie Eilish.
What's your favourite food?
I love pizza, but I am always happy to try different cuisines
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
1)Be healthy, 2)Be able to use an invisibility cloak to meet my favorite movie stars and travel, 3)Free unlimited pizza from Pizza Hut
Tell us a joke.
An Englishman travels with his wife around Europe. In Greece, they stay at a small, provincial hotel in room no. 1. Once unpacked, the man calls room service and asks for "two teas to room two". The room service answers "tam tam taram tam". (For Greek ear this might sound quite similar to "tutiturumtu" which, along with "tamtamtaramtam", are just kind of singsong gibberish).
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