An Overview of HKU Mathematics
Department
16 June 2016
The Founding Head
Professor WONG Yung Chow (1913-2004)
People and Students
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16 Professoriate members
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4 Lecturers
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3 Postdoctoral Fellows
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24 Ph.D. students, 10 M.Phil. students
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128 Majors in Mathematics
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18 Majors in Math/Physics
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142 Minors in Mathematics
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29 Minors in Computational and Financial Mathematics
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Operations Research and Mathematical Programming ( A New Minor)
Teaching and Learning
30-35 incoming Mathematics major students
each year.
6-9 incoming graduate students each year.
50-55 undergraduate courses each year.
Several graduate courses, some through
the Joint Centre for Advanced Study.
Enrichment courses for secondary school
students.
Courses
 University Mathematics I & II
 Mathematical Methods for Actuarial Science I
& II
 Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations
 Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics
 Linear Algebra I & II
 Multi-variable Calculus
 Introduction to Mathematical Analysis
 Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
 Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra
 Hidden Order in Daily Life
 Mathematics: A Cultural Heritage
 Algebra I & II
 Analysis I & II
 Functions of a Complex Variable
 Introduction to Number Theory
 Differential Equations
 Discrete Mathematics
 Functional Analysis
 Game Theory and Strategy
 Geometry
 Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds
 Introduction to Optimization
 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
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Directed Studies in Mathematics
Mathematics Seminar
Mathematics Project
Matrix Theory and Its Applications
Network Models in Operations Research
Numerical Analysis
Financial Calculus
Numerical Methods for Financial Calculus
Operations Research I & II
Probability Theory
Queuing Theory and Simulation
Scientific Computing
Computational Methods and Differential
Equations with Applications
Topics in Algebra
Intermediate Complex Analysis
Topics in Geometry
Topics in Applied Functional Analysis
Complex Manifolds
Topics in Financial Mathematics
Topics in Mathematical Programming and
Optimization
Topics in Applied Discrete Mathematics
Topics in Advanced Probability Theory
Research
Areas of Research:
Geometry
Analysis
Number Theory
Operations Research and Optimization
Computational and Financial Mathematics
Probability and Stochastics
Geometry
Prof. N. Mok (Stanford)
several complex variables, complex
geometry, algebraic geometry
Prof. W.S. Cheung (Harvard)
Prof. J.H. Lu (Berkeley)
differential geometry, differential Poisson geometry and
equations, analytic inequalities
Lie theory
Dr. Z. Hua (Wisconsin)
algebraic geometry
Prof. T.W. Ng (HKUST)
complex analysis, game theory
and mathematical biology
Analysis
Dr. J.T. Chan (HKU)
Function spaces , operators
on function spaces
Prof. W.S. Cheung (Harvard)
Differential geometry, differential
equations, analytic inequalities
Prof. N. Mok (Stanford)
Several complex variables, complex
geometry, algebraic geometry
Prof. T.W. Ng (HKUST)
Complex analysis, game theory
and mathematical biology
Number Theory
Prof. K.M. Tsang (Princeton)
Number theory
Dr. Y.K. Lau (HKU)
Number theory
Dr. B. Kane (Wisconsin)
Number theory,
combinatorics
Operations Research and Optimization
Prof. W.K. Ching (CUHK)
Mathematical modeling, applied
computing, optimization
Dr. Z. Qu (Ecole Polytechnique)
Operations research, optimal
control and optimization
Prof. W. Zang (Rutgers)
Combinatorics and
optimization
Dr. S.P. Yung (Wisconsin)
Control theory, partial differential
equations, financial mathematics
Computational and Financial Mathematics
Prof. W.K. Ching (CUHK)
Mathematical modeling, applied
computing, optimization
Dr. S.P. Yung (Wisconsin)
Control theory, partial differential
equations, financial mathematics
Dr. Z. Qu (Ecole Polytechnique)
Operations research, optimal
control and optimization
Dr. J. Song (Kansas U)
Stochastic analysis, mathematical
finance, statistics
Dr. Z. Zhang (Tsinghua)
Scientific computation,
biomechanics
Probability and Stochastics
Dr. J. Song (Kansas U)
Stochastic analysis, mathematical
finance, statistics
Dr. Z. Qu (Ecole Polytechnique)
Operations research, optimal
control and optimization
Dr. S.P. Yung (Wisconsin)
Control theory, partial differential
equations, financial mathematics
Dr. Z. Zhang (Tsinghua)
Scientific computation,
biomechanics
Dr. G. Han (Notre Dame)
Coding and information
theory
Postdocs
Dr. James FULLWOOD
(IMR Postdoctoral Fellow)
Algebraic geometry
Dr. M YOUNG
(IMR Postdoctoral Fellow)
Mathematical physics
Dr. Kai Cai
(Postdoctoral Fellow)
Coding theory, combinatorics
Lecturers
Dr. C.W. Wong
Analysis,
control theory
Dr. K.H. Law
Combinatorics, graph
theory
Dr. Y.M. Chan
Complex, symplectic
and differential geometry
Dr. H. Zhang
Asymptotic analysis,
integral and differential
equations
Achievements
 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), P.R. China
government (2015-)
 2013 Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output
Awards (Second Prize) from the Ministry of Education (MoE) in
China, Ministry of Education, P.R. China government (2014)
 Zhejiang Province Tertiary Institutions Research Award [2nd
class] (2008)
 Zhejiang Province Tertiary Institutions Outstanding Research
Award [2nd class] (2010)
 Mathematics Research Center (MRC) Distinguished Lecturer
at Stanford University (2011)
 National Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Science
(NCMIS) Distinguished Lecturer at Chinese Academy of
Sciences (CAS) (2011)
 Honorary Visiting Professor of Shanghai University, South
China Normal University, and Southwest University
Achievements
 Top 1% HKU Scholar in ISI's Essential Science Indicators
(2010,2011,2012,2014,2015)
 Member of the Academic Committee of the Academy of
Mathematics and System Science (AMSS) (2012-)
 Member of the Academic Committee of Hua Luo-Geng Key
Laboratory at CAS (2015-)
 Core Member of the Selection Panel on Analysis and its
Applications in the International Congress of Mathematicians (2014)
 Assessor for Chang Jiang Scholars Program, Ministry of Education
(MoE), P.R. China government (2015-)
 Oversea Reviewing Expert of CAS (2015-)
 Member of the Selection Committee for the Ramanujan Prize of the
International Center for Theoretical Physics (2015)
 Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship: 2014 (1), 2015 (1), and 2016 (2)
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Thank You!