Tian Gang
Chinese mathematician (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tian Gang (Chinese: 田刚; born November 24, 1958)[1] is a Chinese mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at Peking University and Higgins Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He is known for contributions to the mathematical fields of Kähler geometry, Gromov-Witten theory, and geometric analysis.
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In this Chinese name, the family name is Tian.
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Born | (1958-11-24) 24 November 1958 (age 65) | ||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
Alma mater | Nanjing University (BS) Peking University (MS) Harvard University (PhD) | ||||||
Known for | Yau-Tian-Donaldson conjecture K-stability K-stability of Fano varieties | ||||||
Awards | Veblen Prize (1996) Alan T. Waterman Award (1994) | ||||||
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Fields | Mathematics | ||||||
Institutions | Princeton University Peking University | ||||||
Thesis | Kähler Metrics on Algebraic Manifolds (1988) | ||||||
Doctoral advisor | Shing-Tung Yau | ||||||
Doctoral students | Nataša Šešum Wei Dongyi | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 田剛 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 田刚 | ||||||
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As of 2020, he is the Vice Chairman of the China Democratic League and the President of the Chinese Mathematical Society. From 2017 to 2019 he served as the Vice President of Peking University.