Center of Mathematical Sciences, Zhejiang University
Encyclopedia
Center of Mathematical Sciences (Traditional Chinese: 浙江大學數學科學研究中心, Simplified Chinese: 浙江大学数学科学研究中心; abbr. CMS), is a renowned mathematical research center in the People's Republic of China
. It belongs to the Zhejiang University
in Hangzhou
.
ist Shing-Tung Yau
in August 2002. The first directors and advisors were mathematician
s Su Buqing
and Shiing-Shen Chern
, both of whom are Zhejiang natives . The first academic director of the center is Shing-Tung Yau .
In China, Zhejiang University has one of the best traditions of mathematical research, which is known as the Zhe School (of Mathemacics) and the Chen-Su School (of Differential Geometry; in memorial of mathematicians Su Buqing
and Chen Jiangong
) . For continuing keeping and developing such excellent tradition, the center was founded, and coupled with the Department of Mathematics of Zhejiang University.
Every year, many mathematicians and scientists from all over the world visit or do research at the center.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It belongs to the Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
in Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
.
Introduction
The center was mainly founded by the Fields MedalFields Medal
The Fields Medal, officially known as International Medal for Outstanding Discoveries in Mathematics, is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians not over 40 years of age at each International Congress of the International Mathematical Union , a meeting that takes place every four...
ist Shing-Tung Yau
Shing-Tung Yau
Shing-Tung Yau is a Chinese American mathematician working in differential geometry. He was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China into a family of scholars from Jiaoling, Guangdong Province....
in August 2002. The first directors and advisors were mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
s Su Buqing
Su Buqing
Su Buqing was a Chinese mathematician and educator.He was born in Pingyang in Zhejiang Province in 1902. He graduated from Tohoku Imperial University in Japan in 1927 and received his Ph.D. from the University in 1931...
and Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century.-Early years in China:...
, both of whom are Zhejiang natives . The first academic director of the center is Shing-Tung Yau .
In China, Zhejiang University has one of the best traditions of mathematical research, which is known as the Zhe School (of Mathemacics) and the Chen-Su School (of Differential Geometry; in memorial of mathematicians Su Buqing
Su Buqing
Su Buqing was a Chinese mathematician and educator.He was born in Pingyang in Zhejiang Province in 1902. He graduated from Tohoku Imperial University in Japan in 1927 and received his Ph.D. from the University in 1931...
and Chen Jiangong
Chen Jiangong
Chen Jiangong , or Jian-Gong Chen, was a renowned Chinese educator, mathematician and a pioneer of modernizing Chinese mathematics...
) . For continuing keeping and developing such excellent tradition, the center was founded, and coupled with the Department of Mathematics of Zhejiang University.
Every year, many mathematicians and scientists from all over the world visit or do research at the center.
Notable people
The institute holds tens of permanent researcher positions or professorships. Many mathematicians from all over the world have worked in or visited the institute:
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Kefeng Liu Kefeng Liu , is an Chinese-American mathematician mainly working in topology. Liu is current head of the Department of Mathematics at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. He is also the current Executive Director of the Center of Mathematical Sciences of ZJU.-Biography:Liu was born February 1965 in... Jian-Shu Li Jian-Shu Li , also known as LI Jianshu, is a notable Chinese mathematician. He is the current Head and professor of the Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.-Career:... Pengfei Guan Pengfei Guan, is a Canadian mathematician and Canada Research Chair in Geometric Analysis. He's a professor of mathematics at McGill University and a Fellow of Royal Society of Canada.-Biography:... Xu-Jia Wang Xu-Jia Wang is an Australian mathematician and fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Wang currently is a professor of mathematics at the Australian National University.-Biography:... Lizhen Ji Lizhen Ji , is an American mathematician and writer, and professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.-Biography:... |
Shing-Tung Yau Shing-Tung Yau is a Chinese American mathematician working in differential geometry. He was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China into a family of scholars from Jiaoling, Guangdong Province.... Shiing-Shen Chern Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century.-Early years in China:... (till 2004) Chi-Wang Shu Chi-Wang Shu is the Theodore B. Stowell University Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Brown University. He is known for his research work in the fields of computational fluid dynamics, Numerical solutions of conservation laws and Hamilton–Jacobi type equations... Huai-Dong Cao Huai-Dong Cao is A. Everett Pitcher Professor of Mathematics at Lehigh University. He collaborated with Xi-Ping Zhu of Zhongshan University in verifying Grigori Perelman's proof of the Poincaré conjecture. The Cao–Zhu team is one of three teams formed for this purpose... Xi-Ping Zhu Zhu Xiping is a Professor of Mathematics at Sun Yat-sen University. He collaborated with Cao Huaidong of Lehigh University in verifying Grigori Perelman's proof of the Poincaré conjecture. The Cao–Zhu team was one of three teams formed for this purpose... |