Events
Science and Humanity
9 Jan 2015
4:30p.m.
Lecture Theatre B6, Ho Tim Building, CUHK
Professor Yau Shing-tung
Professor Yau is Distinguished Professor-at-Large and Director of the Institute of Mathematical Science (IMS) at CUHK, as well as William Casper Graustein Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University. He initiated the establishment of IMS at CUHK, where he served as Director to lead researches, while at the same time contribute to teaching and coaching postgraduates. He is the first Chinese scholar to have attained two highest honours in the mathematics arena – the Fields Medal and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics. While the Fields Medal, the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for mathematics, is presented to young scholars aged below 40, the Wolf Prize recognizes lifelong contributions in a discipline.
Please register to attend the event at http://bit.do/styau2015
3943 1993 / sfo@cuhk.edu.hk
[This lecture will be conducted in Cantonese]