Trailblazing Mathematician Yitang Zhang Leaves US for Job at Chinese University

Trailblazing mathematician Yitang Zhang leaves US for job at Chinese university

Zhang, known for his pioneering work on prime numbers, has been appointed to Sun Yat-sen University’s new research centre in Hong Kong.

American Mathematician Joshua Zahl, Who Solved The Century-Old Kakeya Conjecture, Is Moving To China: Here's Why

Who is Joshua Zahl, and why is he making headlines? Joshua Zahl, an American mathematician, made history earlier this year when he solved a century-old puzzle known as the Kakeya conjecture—a problem that has stumped some of the brightest mathematical minds for over 100 years. Working alongside Wang Hong of New York University, Zahl cracked the notoriously difficult three-dimensional version of the problem, earning accolades from across the glob…