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Shing-Tung Yau
Mathematician
Shing-Tung Yau is an American mathematician from Hong Kong.
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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- United States
- Field
- mathematician
- Organisation
- Harvard University
Overview
Professional record
Shing-Tung Yau is an American mathematician from Hong Kong.
The professional record includes work with Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, San Diego. Education includes University of California, Berkeley, Pui Ching Middle School, Chung Chi College, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Recorded honours include Fields medal, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry, and National Medal of Science.
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Selected recognition
2025
Asia's Scientists 100 2025
No. 75
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2024
Asia's Scientists 100 2024
No. 71
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2023
Asia's Scientists 100 2023
No. 66
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2022
Asia's Scientists 100 2022
No. 29
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2021
Asia's Scientists 100 2021
No. 23
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2020
FigureAsia 2020 Scientists 100
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2018
Asia's Most Influential Scientists 2018
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