Hong Wang (mathematician)
Hong Wang | |
|---|---|
| 王虹 | |
_-_Q103368586.jpg) Hong Wang speaking at the 2024 IBS-DIMAG Workshop | |
| Born | 1991 (age 33–34) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Peking University Ecole Polytechnique Paris-Sud University (MSc) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | Solving the Kakeya conjecture in three dimensions |
| Awards | Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study University of California, Los Angeles New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences |
| Doctoral advisor | Larry Guth |
| Website | https://sites.google.com/view/hongwang/home |
Hong Wang (Chinese: 王虹; born 1991) is a Chinese mathematician who works in Fourier analysis and geometric measure theory. She received the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize in 2022.
Early life and education
[edit]Wang was born in Guilin, Guangxi, China in 1991. Her parents are both teachers at a secondary school in Pingle County. She skipped two grades during primary school. In 2004, she attended Guilin High School. In 2007, 16-year-old Wang gained early admission to Peking University's School of Earth and Space Sciences with a score of 653 in the Nationwide Unified Examination for Admissions to General Universities and Colleges. After a year, she transferred to the School of Mathematical Sciences.[1] She received an undergraduate degree in mathematics at Peking University in 2011. In 2014, she graduated with dual degrees: an engineering degree (diplôme d'ingénieur) at Ecole Polytechnique and a master's degree from Paris-Sud University.[2][3] In 2019, she received a PhD in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the supervision of Larry Guth.[2]
Career
[edit]Wang was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study from 2019 to 2021.[2][4] She then joined University of California, Los Angeles as an assistant professor of mathematics.[5] She is currently an associate professor at the New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.[6]
On 24 February 2025, Wang and her collaborator Joshua Zahl posted an arXiv preprint "Volume estimates for unions of convex sets, and the Kakeya set conjecture in three dimensions" claiming to solve the Kakeya conjecture in three dimensions. The general Kakeya conjecture has been described by Terence Tao as "one of the most sought-after open problems in geometric measure theory". The claimed proof is considered to be a breakthrough in geometric measure theory.[6][7][8]
Awards and honors
[edit]Wang was a 2022 recipient of the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize, given "for advances on the restriction conjecture, the local smoothing conjecture, and related problems".[2][5][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "华人女数学家提前锁定菲尔兹奖？王虹127页破解几何世纪难题，陶哲轩盛赞" [Wang Hong solved a century-old geometry problem in her 127-page work, praised by Terence Tao]. The Paper (newspaper). 28 February 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d "MIT mathematicians awarded 2022 New Frontiers Prize". MIT News. 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021.
- ^ "跟随自己的兴趣和感觉 专访王虹校友" [Follow your own interests and feelings. Interview with alumnus Wang Hong]. sohu.com. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Hong Wang". Institute for Advanced Study. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Mathematician Hong Wang wins New Frontiers Prize". University of California, Los Angeles. 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Century-Old Math Enigma Finally Solved: How Chinese Student Cracked An 'Impossible' Geometry Mystery". Dainik Jagran. 4 March 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025.
- ^ Hong Wang; Joshua Zahl (2025-02-24). "Volume estimates for unions of convex sets, and the Kakeya set conjecture in three dimensions". arXiv:2502.17655 [math.CA].
- ^ "Chinese maths star Wang Hong solves 'infamous' geometry problem". South China Morning Post. 4 March 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Laureates". Breakthrough Prize. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021.
