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Star-studded Line-up for 2025 HLMA Steering Committee and Scientific Committee
We are pleased to announce the formation of the 2025 Hang Lung Mathematics Awards (HLMA) Steering Committee and Scientific Committee.
This year, we are once again honored to have world-renowned mathematicians and respected representatives from various sectors of society sitting on our Steering Committee and Scientific Committee, respectively the advisory and adjudicating body of HLMA. The members, each an expert in their respective areas, are led by astrophysicist and Nobel Prize laureate Professor George F. Smoot in the Steering Committee, and by Wolf Prize-winning mathematician Professor Richard Schoen in the Scientific Committee.
Steering Committee
Chair: Professor George F. Smoot, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics; The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Thomas Kwok Keung Au, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Tony F. Chan, JP, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mr. Alfred Cheung, NeoUnion ESC Organization
Professor Guangyue Han, The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Owen H. Ko, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Shing Yu Leung, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Leevan Ling, Hong Kong Baptist University
Professor Ya Yan Lu, City University of Hong Kong
Mr. Siu Leung Ma, BBS, MH, Fung Kai Public School
Professor Michael Kwok Po Ng, Hong Kong Baptist University
Professor Yang Wang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ms. Susan Wong, Hang Lung Properties Limited
Dr. Chee Tim Yip, Princeton Skylake International School For Hong Kong Students (Shenzhen)
Scientific Committee
Chair: Professor Richard Schoen, 2017 Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics; Stanford University; University of California, Irvine
Professor Raymond Hon Fu Chan, Lingnan University
Professor Andrew G. Cohen, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Hélène Esnault, Freie Universität Berlin
Professor Frederick Tsz-Ho Fong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Jun Kigami, Kyoto University
Professor Wei-Ping Li, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Ngaiming Mok, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Kenneth A. Ribet, University of California, Berkeley
Professor Tom Yau Heng Wan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Hong Wang, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
Professor Ya-xiang Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor Shou-Wu Zhang, Princeton University
We are proud to have the unwavering support of our long-term members, some of whom have contributed to HLMA since its inception more than two decades ago. Meanwhile, we are thrilled to welcome three mathematicians – Professor Hélène Esnault, Professor Guangyue Han, and Professor Ya Yan Lu – who are joining us for the first time.
With the guidance and expertise of such distinguished committee members, we are confident that the competition will not only uphold its rigorous academic standards but also inspire young participants to pursue mathematical excellence at the highest level.
