Hong Wang
Chinese mathematician (born 1991)
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- Hong Wang (Chinese: 王虹 ; pinyin: Wáng Hóng ; born 1991) is a Chinese mathematician known for her research in Fourier analysis and geometric measure theory.
- Early life and education Wang was born in Guilin, Guangxi, China, in 1991.
- She skipped two grades during primary school.
- In 2007, Wang, then 16 years old, gained early admission to Peking University to study earth sciences after attaining a Gaokao score of 653.
- Wang graduated from Peking University with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in mathematics in 2011.
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WikipediaHong Wang (Chinese: 王虹; pinyin: Wáng Hóng; born 1991) is a Chinese mathematician known for her research in Fourier analysis and geometric measure theory. She was awarded the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize in 2022, the Salem Prize in 2025, and the Fields Medal in 2026.
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 began attending Guilin High School. In 2007, Wang, then 16 years old, gained early admission to Peking University to study earth sciences after attaining a Gaokao score of 653. After a year, she changed her major to mathematics.
Wang graduated from Peking University with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in mathematics in 2011. As an undergraduate, she was a classmate of Yu Deng and Yunqing Tang. She received a dual graduate credential in France in 2014: a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from École polytechnique and a Master of Science degree from Paris-Sud University. In 2019, she earned her Ph.D. in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with Larry Guth being her doctoral advisor.
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