Xi Nanhua
Xi Nanhua | |||||||
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席南华 | |||||||
Born | March 1963 (age 61) | ||||||
Alma mater | Huaihua University East China Normal University | ||||||
Scientific career | |||||||
Fields | Mathematics | ||||||
Institutions | Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 席南華 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 席南华 | ||||||
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Xi Nanhua (Chinese: 席南华; born March 1963) is a Chinese mathematician currently serving as President of the Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dean of the College of Mathematics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Xi was born in Yingde, Guangdong in March 1963, while his ancestral home is in Qidong County, Hunan. After the resumption of college entrance examination, he graduated from Huaihua University. In 1982 he entered East China Normal University, where he earned his master's degree and Ph.D. in mathematics. He conducted post-doctoral research at the Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was elected an academician of the CAS in 2009. He was vice president of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences between 2014 and 2017. He is now President of the CAS Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences and Dean of the College of Mathematics, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Awards
[edit]- 2001, Morningside Medal (Silver)
- 2005, 10th Chen Xingshen Mathematics Award
- 2007, Second Prize of the State Natural Science Award
References
[edit]- ^ Wu Honghan (武泓含) (4 January 2015). 席南华:数学也可以小清新. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ 中国数学会前副理事长、中国科学院数学与系统科学研究院席南华院士当选政协十三届全国委员会常务委员. cms.org.cn (in Chinese). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- 1963 births
- People from Yingde
- People from Qidong County
- Living people
- Huaihua University alumni
- East China Normal University alumni
- Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Academic staff of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Mathematicians from Guangdong
- Members of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Presidents of the Chinese Mathematical Society