Xu-Jia Wang (; born September 1963) is a Chinese-Australian mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the Australian National University and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. He joined Westlake University in Hangzhou, China, in September 2024 as a full-time Chair Professor of Mathematics.
Biography Wang was born in Chun'an County, Zhejiang. He earned his Bachelor of Science in mathematics in 1983 and his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1990 from Zhejiang University.Introduction to mathematician Xu-Jia Wang
After completing his PhD, Wang served as lecturer and associate professor, at ZJU before departing for ANU In 1995. Wang was a research fellow until 2005, becoming a Professor in the Centre for Mathematics and its Applications and Mathematical Sciences Institute of Australian National University.
Wang is well known for his work on differential equations, especially non-linear partial differential equations and their geometrical and transportational applications.
Honors and awards Australian Mathematical Society Medal (2002) invited speaker, 2002 International Congress of Mathematicians Morningside Gold Medal of Mathematics, 2007 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2009). Australian Laureate Fellowship (2013)
Publications (selected)
(with Aram Karakhanyan) (with Guji Tian) See also: Hessian equation (with Kai-Seng Chou)
(with Neil Trudinger) (with Neil Trudinger and Xi-Nan Ma) (with Xiaohua Zhu)
References
External links Xu-Jia Wang's homepage at ANU The Australian Mathematical Society Medal 浙大数学博士汪徐家当选为澳大利亚科学院院士 (in Chinese) The Australian Academy of Science