Ngo Bao Chau was elected a member of the American Academy.
Mathematics professor Ngo Bao Chau became one of 220 new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, along with big names such as Hillary Clinton and Clint Eastwood.
The University of Chicago in the US - where Professor Ngo Bao Chau works - announced that Mr. Bao Chau and 7 other people at the school were elected as new academicians of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy announced the list of new academicians, including Professor Ngo Bao Chau, on its website.
Professor Ngo Bao Chau receives the Fields Mathematics Prize - photo: VOV
"Election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is both an honor for extraordinary achievement and a call to service," Leslie C. Berlowitz, president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, said after the list was announced on April 17.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of the world's leading policy research organizations. Its members are leaders in science, the arts, business, and social affairs. They contribute to the academy's research on technology policy, global security, education, social policy, and more.
Among those elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this time are US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, renowned director Clint Eastwood, knighted musician Paul McCartney and many big names in the fields of science, arts and humanities.
The new academicians will be honored at a formal ceremony on October 6 at the Academy's headquarters in Massachusetts.
Professor Ngo Bao Chau has brought glory to the education of France and Vietnam when he was awarded the Fields Medal, the world's most prestigious award in the field of mathematics. Ngo Bao Chau solved a difficult problem that has existed for the past 30 years in world mathematics, building a bridge between two seemingly separate fields in mathematics and thereby paving the way for many other mathematicians in research.
In February this year, French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded Professor Ngo Bao Chau the Legion of Honor, the highest honor of the French state. This medal was established by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 to reward individuals or organizations (both civilian and military) who have made special contributions to France, including both French and foreigners.
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