Kefeng Liu
Kefeng Liu (Chinese: 刘克峰; born February 1965), is an Chinese-American mathematician mainly working in topology. Liu is current head of the Department of Mathematics at Zhejiang University (ZJU) in Hangzhou. He is also the current Executive Director of the Center of Mathematical Sciences of ZJU.
[edit] Biography
Liu was born February 1965 in Kaifeng, Henan Province, China. In 1985, Liu graduated BA in mathematics from the Department of Mathematics of Peking University in Beijing. In 1988, Liu obtained MA from the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing.[1] Liu then went to study in USA, and obtained PhD from Harvard University in 1993 under Shing-Tung Yau.[2]
From 1993 to 1996, Liu was C. L. E. Moore Instructor at MIT. From 1996 to 2000, Liu was an assistant professor at Stanford University. From 2000 to 2002, Liu was an associate professor at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2000–2002. In 2002, Liu became a professor at UCLA.[3] In Sep 2003, Liu was appointed as the head of mathematical department of Zhejiang University. Liu is also a vice-director of the Center of Mathematical Sciences at Zhejiang University.[4]
Liu was named a Frederick E. Terman Fellowship from 1997 till 2001. From 1998 to 2001, Liu held a Sloan Fellowship. In 2002, Liu was a Guggenheim Fellow.
[edit] References
- ^ Biography of Kefeng Liu (Baidu.com) (In Chinese)
- ^ The Mathematics Genealogy Project – Kefeng Liu
- ^ Curriculum Vitae of Kefeng Liu
- ^ Professor Kefeng Liu is Appointed as Head of Mathematical Department
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- 1965 births
- People from Kaifeng
- American mathematicians
- American people of Chinese descent
- Zhejiang University faculty
- Peking University alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
- University of California, Los Angeles faculty
- Sloan Fellowship
- Guggenheim Fellows
- 20th-century mathematicians
- 21st-century mathematicians
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
