Two Vietnamese professors receive international prizes

Prof. Ngo Bao Chau and Prof. Dam Thanh Son are two of 13 scientists selected by Simons Foundation (Simons Foundation) to fund research activities in 2013. This sponsorship program is called Simons Investigators (Researcher). save Simons).

The website of the fund has just posted a statement stating that Professor Ngo Bao Chau was honored in the field of mathematics with the achievement of basic lemma proving to have a profound impact on mathematics, which also brought him the Fields Prize. honors in 2010. Simons Foundation also evaluated Prof. Dam Thanh Son as one of the rare theorists whose works greatly influenced many different branches of physics.

Prof. Dam Thanh Son (left) and Prof. Ngo Bao Chau - (Photo: Bach Duong - Chicago news)

Talking to Thanh Nien, Professor Ngo Bao Chau said that a few months ago, he was consulted by the leader of the University of Chicago, where he was working, about receiving the Simons Investigators grant and Prof. Ngo Bao Chau. I mean. In order to enjoy Simons Investigators, scientists do not make their own files, but by the universities they work for, they submit their nominations.'As far as I know, Simons Investigators will receive $ 100,000 per year, and the time to receive support is 5 years and it will continue for the next 5 years. Given the sponsorship of Simons Investigators, my personal research work will be more convenient and this will also have a positive impact on the scientific research activities at the University of Chicago Mathematics Department - where I'm working , 'said Prof. Ngo Bao Chau.

The Simons Foundation is a New York-based private organization founded by the couple Jim and Marilyn Simons in 1994. However, the Simons Investigators program has just started since last year with the goal of supporting scientists excel at their most productive stage, enabling them to conduct long-term research on basic issues.'Billionaire Simons is inherently a famous mathematician. Now he does not do math but his works are still used in math and physics , 'Professor Ngo Bao Chau said.

To receive funding under Simons Investigators, scientists must be a researcher in the fields of mathematics, physics, computer science and must be an official lecturer at a US university or Canada, has never had Simons Investigators before. In addition to funding for scientific research funding, selected scientists must participate in annual scientific conferences at the Simons Foundation.