Wenzhou bolsters standing as 'hometown of mathematicians'

Chen Gao's number came up on July 31－mathematically speaking. The 28-year-old from Rui'an in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, won silver prize at the ninth International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians.

The ICCM Mathematics Prize, the highest award in the field in China, was first given in 1998 to recognize mathematicians under the age of 45 who have made outstanding achievements in basic and applied math, and significant contributions to its advancement.

Chen, a professor at the Institute of Geometry and Physics of the University of Science and Technology of China, has devoted himself to the study of complex geometry.