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Hong Wang Twirls in Fractal Dimensions of Three
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Hong Wang, a Fields Medal winner and one of only three women to receive the honor, once considered leaving mathematics to become an architect due to self-doubt about her talent.
- After graduating from Peking University in 2011, she pursued a master’s degree at École Polytechnique in France but briefly paused her math studies to intern at an architecture firm before returning to mathematics.
- Currently a professor at New York University and the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques in France, Wang advises focusing on work rather than self-doubt to overcome career uncertainty.
- She is renowned for a recent proof related to the Kakeya conjecture, which she co-authored with Joshua Zahl, highlighting her significant contributions to mathematical research.
