Sun Binyong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Binyong
孙斌勇
Born	November 1976 (age 48) Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
Alma mater	Zhejiang University Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Thesis	Matrix coefficients and representations of real reductive groups  (2004)
Doctoral advisor	Li Jianshu
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孫斌勇
Simplified Chinese	孙斌勇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sun Binyong

Sun Binyong (Chinese: 孙斌勇; born November 1976) is a Chinese mathematician. He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).[1]

Early life and education

Sun was born in Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang in November 1976, the second of three sons. His mother Liu Yadi (刘雅娣) is a housewife. His father Sun Kaizhu (孙开柱) was a carpenter.[2] He attended Shuangtang Middle School, Putuo Middle School and the High School attached to Tsinghua University.[3] After high school, he entered Zhejiang University, where he graduated in 1999. In December 2004 he earned his doctorate degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology under the supervision of Li Jianshu.[4]

Career

From January to September 2005 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in Switzerland. In September 2005 he became research associate at the Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and was promoted to researcher in 2011.

Personal life

Sun is married and has a daughter.[5]

Honours and awards

• 2014 Chen Jiageng Youth Science Award [6]
• June 2, 2016 Young Scientist Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences[7]
• August 14, 2018 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)[8]
• November 22, 2019 Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

References

1. 对话数学奇才孙斌勇：学习不赞成刷题，也不建议做难题. Sohu (in Chinese). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
2. Tang Xufeng (唐旭锋); Wang Zhan (王湛); Mei Ziyi (梅子仪) (23 November 2019). 42岁舟山人孙斌勇入选中科院院士 他妈妈给全村唱了黄梅戏. zjol.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 November 2019.
3. 清华附中多名校友在2018年度国家科学技术奖励大会上受奖. qhfz.edu.cn (in Chinese). 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
4. Sun Binyong at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
5. 42岁当选院士！孙斌勇. qq.com (in Chinese). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
6. "陈嘉庚青年科学奖".
7. 首届全国杰出科技人才奖和中国优秀青年科技人才奖颁奖. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
8. 孙斌勇研究员荣获2018年度国家自然科学二等奖. math.ac.cn (in Chinese). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.