international news – 今日吃瓜 I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia鈥檚 Advancement 今日吃瓜 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 05:11:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.17 /wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-今日吃瓜_icon-32x32.png international news – 今日吃瓜 I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia鈥檚 Advancement 32 32 President Obama Honours Three Math Scientists in White House Ceremony /2015/01/27/obama-honours-math-scientists/ Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:38:44 +0000 http://amsi.org.au/?p=2503 On November 20, in awarding the 2014 National Medal of Science to ten distinguished scientists and engineers, President Barack Obama recognized the achievements of three mathematical scientists. Alexandre Chorin (first photo in gallery), a University Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, was credited with 鈥渢he development of revolutionary methods for realistic fluid flow simulation, now ubiquitous in the modeling and design of engines, aircraft wings, and heart valves,鈥 as well as in the analysis of natural flows.

Citing Thomas Kailath (second photo in gallery), Hitachi America Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Stanford University, 鈥渇or transformative contributions to the fields of information and systems science,鈥 Obama also recognized his 鈥渄istinctive and sustained mentoring of young scholars,鈥 as well as his 鈥渢ranslation of scientific ideas into entrepreneurial ventures that have had a significant impact on industry.鈥

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