Hong Wang is a Chinese mathematician known for her research in Fourier analysis and geometric measure theory, including solving the Kakeya conjecture in three dimensions. Her work also addresses Fourier restriction problems, Falconer conjecture, and Furstenberg sets. She was awarded the Fields Medal in 2026, becoming one of the first two Chinese citizens to receive it.
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NationalityPeople's Republic of China 1 BirthplaceShazi Town, Pingle, People's Republic of China 1 Field
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P27 (country of citizenship): People's Republic of China
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P19 (place of birth): Shazi Town, Pingle, People's Republic of China
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Infobox workplaces: Institute for Advanced Study; University of California, Los Angeles; Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science; New York University; Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
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