Nikolai Andreev (born 5 February 1975 in

Saratov, Russia Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901,36 ...

) is a Russian mathematician and popularizer of mathematics. He was awarded with the

Leelavati Award The Leelavati Award is an award for outstanding contribution to public outreach in mathematics. It is named after the 12th-century mathematical treatise " Lilavati" devoted to arithmetic and algebra written by the Indian mathematician Bhāskara II, ...

in 2022.

Biography

Nikolai is the Head of the Laboratory for Popularization and Promotion of Mathematics at the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow). He received a PhD in mathematics from

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

in 2000. Among his many highly valued projects by the Russian mathematical community is the creation of the online resource ''Mathematical Etudes''.

Awards and honours

* Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the Area of Sciences and Innovations for Young Scientists (2010) * Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2017) for outstanding achievements in science popularization * The

in 2022 for his contribution to the art of mathematical animation and mathematical model building, in a style that inspires young and old alike, and that mathematicians around the world can adapt to its many uses, as well as for his tireless efforts to popularize genuine mathematics among the public through videos, lectures, and an award-winning bookwww.mathunion.org/imu-awards/leelavati-prize/leelavati-prize-2022
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