Shiu-Yuen Cheng
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Shiu-Yuen Cheng is a Hong Kong mathematician. He is now Chair Professor of Mathematics at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
. Cheng studied his Ph.D. under Shiing-Shen Chern
in University of California at Berkeley. After receiving Ph.D. in 1974, he spent some years as a post-doctoral fellow and assistant professor in Princeton University
and State University of New York at Stony Brook
. Then he became a full professor at University of California at Los Angeles. Cheng chaired the Mathematics departments of both the Chinese University of Hong Kong
and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
in the 90s. In 2004, he became the Dean of Science in HKUST.
His research interests encompass Differential geometry, Geometric Partial Differential Equations and Game Theory
. His remarkable contributions include comparison theorems of Laplacian eigenvalues on Riemannian manifold
s.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
. Cheng studied his Ph.D. under Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century.-Early years in China:...
in University of California at Berkeley. After receiving Ph.D. in 1974, he spent some years as a post-doctoral fellow and assistant professor in Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and State University of New York at Stony Brook
State University of New York at Stony Brook
The State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, about east of Manhattan....
. Then he became a full professor at University of California at Los Angeles. Cheng chaired the Mathematics departments of both the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...
and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
in the 90s. In 2004, he became the Dean of Science in HKUST.
His research interests encompass Differential geometry, Geometric Partial Differential Equations and Game Theory
Game theory
Game theory is a mathematical method for analyzing calculated circumstances, such as in games, where a person’s success is based upon the choices of others...
. His remarkable contributions include comparison theorems of Laplacian eigenvalues on Riemannian manifold
Riemannian manifold
In Riemannian geometry and the differential geometry of surfaces, a Riemannian manifold or Riemannian space is a real differentiable manifold M in which each tangent space is equipped with an inner product g, a Riemannian metric, which varies smoothly from point to point...
s.