An award-winning Chinese mathematician will return to Peking University from the United States this autumn, according to the top Chinese university.
Sun Xin, now an assistant professor in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania, will take up a new appointment at the Beijing International Centre for Mathematical Research at his alma mater, Peking University, although the university did not specify Sun’s new role.
When contacted by the South China Morning Post, Sun said he “would be happy to share thoughts on my new appointment after the position starts in the [autumn]”.
Sun graduated from the school of mathematical sciences at Peking University in 2011 and received his PhD in mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2017. He specialises in research on probability theory and mathematical physics.
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