Chen Xiuxiong, a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, has solved two problems that confounded mathematicians for over two decades. He has resolved the Hamilton-Tian Conjecture and partial C0-estimate for Kahler-Einstein metrics with his colleague and student Wang Bing.
It took five years for the two professors to write their essay, which is over 120 pages, and another six years to review their work. It was recently published in the Journal of Differential Geometry, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of mathematics published by the International Press on behalf of Lehigh University in the U.S.
Chen, a leading figure in complex geometry who has made fundamental contributions to the field, won the New York-based Simons Foundation Award in 2019. The foundation was established in 1994 to advance research in mathematics and the basic sciences.
A PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, Chen has been with the University of Science and Technology of China since 2002.
(Print Edition Title: Professor makes breakthrough in maths)
