Stephen Shing-Toung Yau
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Not to be confused with his brother, Shing-Tung Yau.
For the computer scientist, see Stephen Sik-Sang Yau.
Stephen Shing-Toung Yau (Chinese: 丘成棟; pinyin: Qiū Chéngdòng; born 1952) is a Chinese-American mathematician. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and currently teaches at Tsinghua University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Mathematical Society.
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Stephen Shing-Toung Yau | |
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丘成棟 | |
Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Jiaoling County, China |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong (BSc.) State University of New York at Stony Brook (MA, PhD) |
Occupation | Mathematician |
Years active | 1976–present |
Employer | Tsinghua University |
Known for | Discovering the "Yau algebra" and "Yau number"; co-founding Journal of Algebraic Geometry and Communications in Information and Systems |
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