Shing-Tung Yau

Awards

1. 1982

   Fields Medal

   Math

   Made contributions in differential equations, also to the Calabi conjecture in algebraic geometry, to the positive mass conjecture of general relativity theory, and to real and complex Monge–Ampère equations.

2. 1994

   Crafoord Prize — Mathematics

   Math

   for his development of non-linear techniques in differential geometry leading the solution of several outstanding problems

3. 2010

   Wolf Prize — Mathematics

   Math

   for his work in geometric analysis that has had a profound and dramatic impact on many areas of geometry and physics.

4. 2023

   Shaw Prize — Mathematical Sciences

   Math

   For their contributions related to mathematical physics, to arithmetic geometry, to differential geometry and to Kähler geometry.