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Fanghua Lin

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Lin Fanghua
林芳華
Born (1959-03-11) March 11, 1959 (age 65)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materZhejiang University
University of Minnesota
Known forGinzburg–Landau equation
liquid crystal behaviour
AwardsBôcher Prize (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsAnalysis
InstitutionsCourant Institute
University of Chicago

Fanghua Lin (Chinese: 林芳華; pinyin: Lín Fānghuá; born March 11, 1959), also written as Fang-Hua Lin, is a Chinese-born American mathematician. He is currently the Silver Professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He applies rigorous analysis to nonlinear systems and is a leader in this field.[1]

Biography

Lin was born in 1959 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, and graduated from the Department of Mathematics of Zhejiang University in 1981. He went to the United States to obtain his PhD from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota in 1985. From 1985 to 1988, he was an instructor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Then he went to the University of Chicago, becoming a full professor there from 1988 until 1989. In 1989, he started his professorship at New York University. He was then awarded the Silver Professorship at the Courant Institute.[2][3]

Lin made substantial contributions in Ginzburg–Landau theory.[citation needed]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "The Silver Dialogue". Archived from the original on 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  2. ^ "陈省身奖获得者林芳华教授简介". Zhejiang University. 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  3. ^ "Fang-Hua Lin". New York University. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  4. ^ Lin, Fang-Hua (1991). "Static and moving defects in liquid crystals". In: Proceedings of the international congress of mathematicians (Kyoto, 1990). Vol. vol. I (2nd ed.). Math. Soc. Japan. pp. 1165–1171. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ NetEase: 华裔教授林芳华和田刚当选美国艺术科学院院士
  6. ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2014-12-17