Xu-Jia Wang (; born September 1963) is a Chinese-Australian

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. He is a

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of mathematics at the

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and a

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Biography

Wang was born in

Chun'an County () is a Counties of China, county of Zhejiang, Zhejiang Province, East China, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang, containing the well-known Qiandao Lake and bordering Anhui ...

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

province, China. Wang obtained his B.S. in 1983 and his Ph.D. in 1990 from the Department of Mathematics of

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a national public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigious C9 League and is selected into the na ...

(ZJU) in

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

. After completing his PhD, Wang served as

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and

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, at ZJU before departing for ANU In 1995. Wang is a Professor in the Centre for Mathematics and its Applications and Mathematical Sciences Institute of Australian National University. Wang is well known for his work on differential equations, especially

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partial differential equations and their

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and transportational applications.

Honors and awards

Australian Mathematical Society Medal The Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS) was founded in 1956 and is the national society of the mathematics profession in Australia. One of the Society's listed purposes is to promote the cause of mathematics in the community by representing t ...

(2002) * invited speaker, 2002

International Congress of Mathematicians The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. It meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union (IMU). The Fields Medals, the Nevanlinna Prize (to be rename ...

Morningside Gold Medal of Mathematics The Morningside Medal of Mathematics () is awarded to exceptional mathematicians of Chinese descent under the age of forty-five for their seminal achievements in mathematics and applied mathematics. The winners of the Morningside Medal of Mathematic ...

, 2007 * Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2009).Australian Academy of Science: SCIENCE ACADEMY ELECTS NEW FELLOWS (25 Mar 2009)
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Australian Laureate Fellowship The Australian Laureate Fellowship is an Australian professorial research fellowship awarded by the Australian Research Council. Up to 17 fellows are chosen each year for five-year awards. Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet fellowships In 201 ...

(2013)

Publications (selected)

* * (with Aram Karakhanyan) * (with Guji Tian) * (with Kai-Seng Chou) * * (with Neil Trudinger) * (with Neil Trudinger and Xi-Nan Ma) * (with Xiaohua Zhu)

References

External links

Xu-Jia Wang's homepage at ANU

The Australian Mathematical Society Medal

浙大数学博士汪徐家当选为澳大利亚科学院院士
(in Chinese)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Xu-Jia 1963 births Living people 20th-century Chinese mathematicians 21st-century Chinese mathematicians Academic staff of the Australian National University Chinese emigrants to Australia Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Zhejiang University alumni Academic staff of Zhejiang University Australian mathematicians Scientists from Hangzhou Mathematicians from Zhejiang Educators from Hangzhou