Xi Nanhua (; born March 1963) is a Chinese mathematician currently serving as President of the Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences,

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...

and Dean of the College of Mathematics,

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences The University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS; ) is a public university headquartered in Shijingshan, Beijing, Shijingshan, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The university is part of the Double ...

Biography

Xi was born in

Yingde Yingde (Postal romanization, postal: Yingtak; ) is a historical city in the north of Guangdong Province, China. The city is on the Bei River, a tributary of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River. Administratively, it is part of the Qingyuan, Guan ...

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

in March 1963, while his

ancestral home An ancestral home is the place of origin of one's extended family, particularly the home owned and preserved by the same family for several generations. The term can refer to an individual house or estate, or to a broader geographic area such as a ...

is in

Qidong County Qidong County () is a county and the 8th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. The county was formed from the eastern part of Qiyang County in Apri ...

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

. After the resumption of college entrance examination, he graduated from Huaihua University. In 1982 he entered

East China Normal University East China Normal University (ECNU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education and co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of ...

, where he earned his master's degree and Ph.D. in

mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

. He conducted post-doctoral research at the Institute of Mathematics,

(CAS). He was elected an academician of the CAS in 2009. He was vice president of the

between 2014 and 2017. He is now President of the CAS Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences and Dean of the College of Mathematics, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Awards

* 2001,

Morningside Medal The Morningside Medal of Mathematics () is awarded to exceptional mathematicians of Chinese descent under the age of forty-five for their seminal achievements in mathematics and applied mathematics. The winners of the Morningside Medal of Mathematic ...

(Silver) * 2005, 10th Chen Xingshen Mathematics Award * 2007, Second Prize of the

State Natural Science Award The State Science and Technology Prizes () are the highest honors conferred by the national government of the People's Republic of China in science and technology, in order to recognize citizens and organizations who have made remarkable contribut ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xi, Nanhua 1963 births People from Yingde People from Qidong County Living people Huaihua University alumni East China Normal University alumni Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Academic staff of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Mathematicians from Guangdong Members of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Presidents of the Chinese Mathematical Society