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Fields Medal Recipient June Huh Pledges Greater Role in Advancing Math in S. Korea

Fields Medal Recipient June Huh Pledges Greater Role in Advancing Math in S. Korea

YEONGJONG ISLAND, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — June Huh, the Korean American mathematician who won this year’s prestigious Fields Medal, said Friday he is “happy and delighted” to win the award and pledged to play a greater role in advancing the field of mathematics in South Korea. Huh made the remarks upon arrival at Incheon [...]

Fields Medal Recipient June Huh Says Joint Collaboration Key in Tackling Modern Math Conundrums

Fields Medal Recipient June Huh Says Joint Collaboration Key in Tackling Modern Math Conundrums

SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – June Huh, the Korean American mathematician who won this year’s prestigious Fields Medal, said Wednesday the ability to work together as a team in large projects has become important in the field of modern advanced mathematics, adding that such a process has an “addictive nature that is hard to [...]

June Huh Becomes 1st Scholar of Korean Descent to Win Fields Medal

June Huh Becomes 1st Scholar of Korean Descent to Win Fields Medal

HELSINKI, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — June Huh, a Korean American mathematician and professor at Princeton University, has been named a recipient of this year’s Fields Medal, a prestigious international prize awarded to mathematicians under 40 for achievements in the field of mathematics. The 39-year-old professor, who also serves as a distinguished professor of mathematics [...]

Korea Long Way to Go to Become True Leader in Mathematics

Korea Long Way to Go to Become True Leader in Mathematics

SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians was opened in Seoul’s COEX Convention & Exhibition Center on August 13. Started in 1897 in Zurich, Switzerland, the once-in-four-year event sponsored by the International Mathematical Union will be held until the 21st under the theme of “sharing” (nanum in Korean) and giving hopes and dreams [...]