Two Chinese mathematicians Jiang Boju and Gong Sheng were awarded the Hua Luogeng Mathematics Prize on October 31, the highest honor of its kind in China.
Jiang Boju, from Peking University, and Gong Sheng, from the Chinese University of Science and Technology, were selected for their outstanding contributions to the field of mathematics.
The biennial prize was initially set up in 1992 in honor of late Chinese mathematician Hua Luogeng, who was noted for his pioneering research in mathematics.
In the past 10 years, eight mathematicians, all of whom are members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, had won the prize, including Chen Jingrun, known for his research into Goldbach's theory.
The prize is sponsored by the China Mathematics Society and the Hunan Educational Publishing House.
(People's Daily November 5, 2002)
