Pengfei Guan
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Pengfei Guan, is a Canadian mathematician
and Canada Research Chair in Geometric Analysis
. He's a professor
of mathematics
at McGill University
and a Fellow
of Royal Society of Canada
.
in Hangzhou
. From 1982 to 1984, Guan did graduate study at the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
in Beijing
. From 1984 to 1985, Guan studied at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in USA. Guan later continued his study at Princeton University
. Guan obtained MS in 1986 and PhD
in 1989 both in mathematics from Princeton University.
Guan was an assistant professor (from 1989 to 1993), associate professor (from 1993 to 1997), professor (from 1997 to 2004), all served at the Department of Mathematics, McMaster University
. Since 2004, Guan has been a professor of mathematics at McGill University.
Guan was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
from 1993 to 1995. Guan has held the Canada Research Chair since 2004. Guan was elected to the Fellow
of Royal Society of Canada
in 2008.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and Canada Research Chair in Geometric Analysis
Geometric analysis
Geometric analysis is a mathematical discipline at the interface of differential geometry and differential equations. It includes both the use of geometrical methods in the study of partial differential equations , and the application of the theory of partial differential equations to geometry...
. He's a professor
Professor
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of mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
at McGill University
McGill University
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and a Fellow
Fellow
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of Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
.
Biography
Guan graduated from the Department of Mathematics of Zhejiang UniversityZhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
in Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
. From 1982 to 1984, Guan did graduate study at the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
in Beijing
Beijing
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. From 1984 to 1985, Guan studied at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in USA. Guan later continued his study at Princeton University
Princeton University
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. Guan obtained MS in 1986 and PhD
PHD
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in 1989 both in mathematics from Princeton University.
Guan was an assistant professor (from 1989 to 1993), associate professor (from 1993 to 1997), professor (from 1997 to 2004), all served at the Department of Mathematics, McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
. Since 2004, Guan has been a professor of mathematics at McGill University.
Guan was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
Sloan Fellowship
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from 1993 to 1995. Guan has held the Canada Research Chair since 2004. Guan was elected to the Fellow
Fellow
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of Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
in 2008.