85.Globally renowned Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Research Institute in Nankai University
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Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Research Institute, formerly known as Nankai Mathematics Research Institute, was founded in 1985 in Nankai University. It has cultivated many outstanding middle-aged and young mathematicians. Through various kinds of academic activities, it has promoted the development of pure and applied mathematics in China and improved China’s position in the field of mathematics. It is well-known in China and overseas.

Shiing-Shen Chern was admitted by Mathematics Department of Nankai University in 1962 at the age 15. He founded the Nankai Mathematics Research Institute in 1985 and has been its first chief by 1992. The institute was named “Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Research Institute” on the anniversary in memory of the great mathematician. Long Yiming, the academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the incumbent manager of the institute. Nobel Prize winner Prof. Chen Ning Yang set up a Theoretical Physics Laboratory in this institute with academician Ge Molin the director.

Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Research Institute is open to Chinese and foreign mathematicians, in the hope of promoting the development of pure and applied mathematics and cultivated high-level mathematic talents in China.

During the past 24 years, the principle of this institute is “Based on Nankai, Open to China and the world”. Through holding large-scale academic activities and exchange programs, the institution has generated a bunch of young and middle-aged mathematicians. It has grown into a globally renowned research body and a hub focusing on independent research and talents training. The research institute enhances China’s status in the global mathematics research arena.

At present, there is an international-level research group in the Institute, including three academicians from CAS, one academician from the Third World Academy of Sciences, four chair professors and three course professors from “Yangtze Scholars Program” of the Ministry of Education. This group has won plenty of international and domestic reputation, awards and grants because of its outstanding research achievements, such as two mathematic awards of the Third World Academy of Sciences, one UNESCO Hussein Youth Scientist Awards, two 45-minute-reporters in International Congress of Mathematicians, one second prize of National Natural Sciences Award, one first-prize of Chinese Higher Education Natural Sciences Award, one first prize of National Natural Sciences Award nominated by the Ministry of Education, one first prize of “Yangtze Scholars Achievement Award”, one first prize of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Scientific and Technological Progress Award, two prizes of Shiing-Shen Chern Mathematics Award, five winners of Hong Kong Seek Truth Fund Youth Scholar Award, six winners (4A+2B) of National Outstanding Youth Fund, two cross-century talents, one national-level talent of the first group of New Century Hundred, Thousand, Million Talents Project. Among these prize winners, there are many group leaders and participants of 973 projects of National Science and Technology Committee as well as directors of key projects of National Natural Sciences Foundation.

Shiing-Shen Chern is a great international mathematician, enjoying a good reputation around the world. His specialty is differential geometry. He laid a solid foundation for overall differential geometry and made significant influence to the development of mathematics and even theoretical physics. What is more, he is also a great educator. He has been engaged in mathematics teaching for a long time and educated many outstanding mathematicians like Wu Wenjun, Qiu Chengtong and Yan Zhida who made great contribution to the mathematics education all-round the world especially in China.

Shiing-Shen Chern was also a great patriot. He was sincere to the nation all his life and put forward “Shiing-Shen Chern Assumption” that is “China will become a powerful mathematic country in the 21st century.” He made many suggestions on opening to the outside world, developing sciences industries, as well as raising and introducing the talents. He promoted Chinese-foreign academic communication and cooperation, suggested International Mathematicians Conference holding in China, as well as supported and instructed the construction and development of International Mathematics Research Center of Nankai University. He contributed his life to sciences and education in China as well at the world and won great achievements. He is worthy the reputation of great mathematic master all around the world.

Source:Enorth.com.cn

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