M****o
发帖数: 4860 | 1 December 02, 2013 9:53 AM
Press release
DURHAM — Yitang “Tom” Zhang, a lecturer in mathematics at the University
of New Hampshire, will receive the 2014 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number
Theory from the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the 2013 Ostrowski
Prize.
Presented every three years, the Cole Prize recognizes an outstanding
research paper in number theory that has appeared in the preceding six years
. The prize will be awarded on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at the AMS's Joint
Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore. Zhang is honored for his paper "Bounded
Gaps between Primes" (Annals of Mathematics, volume 179, no. 3 (2014)). Also
receiving the 2014 Cole Prize, for work related to but separate from the
work of Zhang, are Daniel Goldston, Janos Pintz, and Cem Y. Yildirim.
Zhang is also the 2013 recipient of the Ostrowski Prize, awarded every other
year by the Oswtrowski Foundation in Switzerland for outstanding
achievements in pure mathematics.
Zhang's proof tackles the Twin Prime Conjecture, one of the oldest problems
in number theory. The conjecture says that there an infinite number of prime
numbers (numbers divisible only by 1 and themselves) that are only two
numbers apart, like 3 and 5 or 17 and 19. Zhang's work, which has been
described as proving a weak version of the twin prime conjecture,
demonstrated that the number of prime pairs that are less than 70 million
units apart is infinite.
While the Twin Prime Conjecture has motivated a great deal of research in
number theory, an actual proof of the conjecture has remained out of reach.
Zhang's work builds on a 2005 breakthrough 2005 by Goldston, Pintz, and
Yildirim, who showed that there will always be pairs of primes that are much
closer together than average spacing predicts. They developed a “sieve”
to filter out pairs of primes that are closer together than average.
“The Cole Prize and Ostrowski Prize have in the past marked some of the
greatest accomplishments in number theory and pure mathematics, and now they
do so once again,” said Edward Hinson, chair of UNH's department of
mathematics and statistics and an associate professor of mathematics. “The
Twin Prime Conjecture is among the oldest unanswered questions in all
mathematics. Our department is excited and proud that our colleague Tom
Zhang has produced such a tremendous advance toward its solution, and we
congratulate him wholeheartedly on these well-earned awards.”
“The prize means my work is greatly appreciated by the mathematical society
,” Zhang said of the Cole Prize. “It strongly encourages me to continue my
work.”
Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, today the
more than 30,000 member American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission
through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its
uses, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and
appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to
everyday life.
The Foundation A. M. Ostrowski for an international prize in higher
mathematics was created by Alexander Markovich Ostrowski (1893-1986) who
from 1928 to 1958 was professor of mathematics at the University of Basel.
The aim of the foundation is to promote mathematics by providing an
international prize for the best achievements in pure mathematics or in the
theoretical foundations of numerical mathematics. Since 1989 the first prize
has been awarded, in general, every other year. | m****p
发帖数: 11 | 2 老张太牛叉了，后面应该还会有奖的。
University
years
【在 M****o 的大作中提到】
: December 02, 2013 9:53 AM
: Press release
: DURHAM — Yitang “Tom” Zhang, a lecturer in mathematics at the University
: of New Hampshire, will receive the 2014 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number
: Theory from the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the 2013 Ostrowski
: Prize.
: Presented every three years, the Cole Prize recognizes an outstanding
: research paper in number theory that has appeared in the preceding six years
: . The prize will be awarded on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at the AMS's Joint
: Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore. Zhang is honored for his paper "Bounded
| h*********d
发帖数: 60 | 3 UNH is silly, isn't it?
The longer they keep the tile of lecturer on Tom Zhang, the more silly they
look like!
"No offense on Lecturers". But only respect Zhang's achievement.
University
years
【在 M****o 的大作中提到】
: December 02, 2013 9:53 AM
: Press release
: DURHAM — Yitang “Tom” Zhang, a lecturer in mathematics at the University
: of New Hampshire, will receive the 2014 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number
: Theory from the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the 2013 Ostrowski
: Prize.
: Presented every three years, the Cole Prize recognizes an outstanding
: research paper in number theory that has appeared in the preceding six years
: . The prize will be awarded on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at the AMS's Joint
: Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore. Zhang is honored for his paper "Bounded
| M****o
发帖数: 4860 | 4 true
they
【在 h*********d 的大作中提到】
: UNH is silly, isn't it?
: The longer they keep the tile of lecturer on Tom Zhang, the more silly they
: look like!
: "No offense on Lecturers". But only respect Zhang's achievement.
:
: University
: years
| j**********e
发帖数: 1034 | 5 unh应该赶紧塞个named professor给老张，即便老张跳槽，也不算丢份，毕竟unh这种
档次的学校下次拿这两个奖得等个100年都说不定。
现在死僵着越弄越sb，就跟当年陆家羲以高中老师的身份破解猜想一样，只能说明人才
被埋没。
they
【在 h*********d 的大作中提到】
: UNH is silly, isn't it?
: The longer they keep the tile of lecturer on Tom Zhang, the more silly they
: look like!
: "No offense on Lecturers". But only respect Zhang's achievement.
:
: University
: years
| m********y
发帖数: 21909 | 6 是滴。。。。估计觉得没有啥脸， 现在这种马后炮也让人笑话。。。
【在 j**********e 的大作中提到】
: unh应该赶紧塞个named professor给老张，即便老张跳槽，也不算丢份，毕竟unh这种
: 档次的学校下次拿这两个奖得等个100年都说不定。
: 现在死僵着越弄越sb，就跟当年陆家羲以高中老师的身份破解猜想一样，只能说明人才
: 被埋没。
:
: they
| t*****a
发帖数: 1002 | 7 没觉得有啥能让人笑话的，老张成名前二十年才写了一篇文章还不是annals的，就算水
平再高，放哪都当不了教授
【在 m********y 的大作中提到】
: 是滴。。。。估计觉得没有啥脸， 现在这种马后炮也让人笑话。。。
| j**********e
发帖数: 1034 | 8 问题到现在还不给就很sb了。。。。
【在 t*****a 的大作中提到】
: 没觉得有啥能让人笑话的，老张成名前二十年才写了一篇文章还不是annals的，就算水
: 平再高，放哪都当不了教授
| t*****a
发帖数: 1002 | 9 也没啥，反正要走的，就不搞这套虚的了
要是没UNH收留老张，老张也搞不出来这个，这个讲师的位置比成名后的教授意义大多了
【在 j**********e 的大作中提到】
: 问题到现在还不给就很sb了。。。。
| n******t
发帖数: 4406 | 10 学术界很多时候就这个b样。死撑。
they
【在 h*********d 的大作中提到】
: UNH is silly, isn't it?
: The longer they keep the tile of lecturer on Tom Zhang, the more silly they
: look like!
: "No offense on Lecturers". But only respect Zhang's achievement.
:
: University
: years
| | | j**********e
发帖数: 1034 | 11 这个逻辑就跟如果烧锅炉的大爷说“要不是我给他烧锅炉，陈景润还能搞猜想”一样
unh那帮人招老张的时候，绝对不会预见到老张今天能这么牛逼。他们招他也就是让他
安分拿个低工资做个instroctor，每年教一堆的本科生课而已。
这事咋说unh也是赚大发了。
多了
【在 t*****a 的大作中提到】
: 也没啥，反正要走的，就不搞这套虚的了
: 要是没UNH收留老张，老张也搞不出来这个，这个讲师的位置比成名后的教授意义大多了
| t*****a
发帖数: 1002 | 12 问题是老张去别的学校连instructor都当不上啊，你看看有几个学校让老中当teaching
faculty的
【在 j**********e 的大作中提到】
: 这个逻辑就跟如果烧锅炉的大爷说“要不是我给他烧锅炉，陈景润还能搞猜想”一样
: unh那帮人招老张的时候，绝对不会预见到老张今天能这么牛逼。他们招他也就是让他
: 安分拿个低工资做个instroctor，每年教一堆的本科生课而已。
: 这事咋说unh也是赚大发了。
:
: 多了
| m********h
发帖数: 735 | 13 Cole奖比菲尔兹奖相比如何？
University
years
【在 M****o 的大作中提到】
: December 02, 2013 9:53 AM
: Press release
: DURHAM — Yitang “Tom” Zhang, a lecturer in mathematics at the University
: of New Hampshire, will receive the 2014 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number
: Theory from the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the 2013 Ostrowski
: Prize.
: Presented every three years, the Cole Prize recognizes an outstanding
: research paper in number theory that has appeared in the preceding six years
: . The prize will be awarded on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at the AMS's Joint
: Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore. Zhang is honored for his paper "Bounded
| j**********e
发帖数: 1034 | 14 说到底unh给老张的就是instructor的待遇，老张也完成了教学任务。双方就是合同关
系。
连unh都不敢说自己是收留了他。说句不好听的，老张要不热爱数学，能去unh这种地方
么？
你还真以为老张跟wsn一样到处找薄厚，找不到就活不下去要回国么？就老张那智商，
想去华尔街搞个金融，转行搞个计算机不跟玩一样么？
teaching
【在 t*****a 的大作中提到】
: 问题是老张去别的学校连instructor都当不上啊，你看看有几个学校让老中当teaching
: faculty的
| t*****a
发帖数: 1002 | 15 问题是老张热爱数学啊，需要有一个学校的工作环境，不愿意去搞金融啊。unh给了他
需要的这个工作环境，就是雪中送炭。
要招一个几年没在高校工作打零工为生，英语还有口音的人专门搞teaching，这绝对是
很不容易的，固然是老张师弟的努力，但系里多数人通过，dean同意，也不容易
老张想要的，别的学校都提供不了，unh提供了
unh想要的，instructor搞教学任务, 除了老张有大把比他更合适的人可以雇佣到
所以这个合同是unh的善意，就象灾年有人肯用平价卖你一袋粮食，固然是买卖，但也
是恩惠，不知道这么说有什么问题。你前面说的陈景润要不要感谢锅炉大爷烧锅炉，如
果当时这个大爷不烧就没有人会愿意给他烧锅炉的话，那当然要感谢。
【在 j**********e 的大作中提到】
: 说到底unh给老张的就是instructor的待遇，老张也完成了教学任务。双方就是合同关
: 系。
: 连unh都不敢说自己是收留了他。说句不好听的，老张要不热爱数学，能去unh这种地方
: 么？
: 你还真以为老张跟wsn一样到处找薄厚，找不到就活不下去要回国么？就老张那智商，
: 想去华尔街搞个金融，转行搞个计算机不跟玩一样么？
:
: teaching
| p*********g
发帖数: 5964 | 16 instructor是系主任一个人决定的事情
【在 t*****a 的大作中提到】
: 问题是老张热爱数学啊，需要有一个学校的工作环境，不愿意去搞金融啊。unh给了他
: 需要的这个工作环境，就是雪中送炭。
: 要招一个几年没在高校工作打零工为生，英语还有口音的人专门搞teaching，这绝对是
: 很不容易的，固然是老张师弟的努力，但系里多数人通过，dean同意，也不容易
: 老张想要的，别的学校都提供不了，unh提供了
: unh想要的，instructor搞教学任务, 除了老张有大把比他更合适的人可以雇佣到
: 所以这个合同是unh的善意，就象灾年有人肯用平价卖你一袋粮食，固然是买卖，但也
: 是恩惠，不知道这么说有什么问题。你前面说的陈景润要不要感谢锅炉大爷烧锅炉，如
: 果当时这个大爷不烧就没有人会愿意给他烧锅炉的话，那当然要感谢。
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