Stieltjes Prize: best Mathematical thesis prize for PhD student Ziyang Gao
Ziyang Gao received the Stieltjes Prize from Koen Becking, chairman of the Executive Board, for his thesis 'The mixed Ax-Lindemann theorem and its applications to the Zilber-Pink conjecture'.
Since 1996, the Stieltjes Prize is annually awarded to the best mathematical thesis, defended on a Dutch university. The prize consists of an amount of 2,500 euro.
Ziyang Gao obtained his PhD diploma on 24 September 2014 in Leiden, supervised by prof. dr. S.J. Edixhoven of Leiden University and prof. dr. E. Ullmo of IHÉS of Université Paris-Sud after a joint doctorate program at Leiden University and Université Paris-Sud as part of the ALGANT Doctorate Program.
53 theses
This year, 53 thesis were evaluated. By high exception, the comity decided to award two winners. Along Ziyang Gao, Bram Gorissen from Tilburg University also won the Stieltjes Prize. The ceremony took place during the WONDER seminar in Tilburg.