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2026 Science Prize Winner

2026
Science Prize Choi Kyung-soo
2023. 7. ICBS Frontier of Science Awards
2022. 5. Young Scientist Award
2020. 6. ~ the present  A professor of mathematics at the Academy of Advanced Sciences
2017. 9. ~ 2020. 5. MIT CLE Moore Instructor
2012. 9. ~ 2017. 5. Columbia University Doctor
2006. 3. ~ 2012. 8. Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences, Seoul National University
Achievement

 Professor Kyungsoo Choi is a world-renowned young mathematician who has pioneered innovative approaches to solving topological problems by bridging the fields of partial differential equations and differential geometry.

 

 In particular, his research on curvature flows, which describe how surfaces and geometric spaces evolve over time, has made significant contributions to the advancement of geometric analysis. By establishing the existence and regularity of solutions to a wide range of geometric partial differential equations, he achieved groundbreaking results in the study of mean curvature flow and Gauss curvature flow.

 

 Through these accomplishments, Professor Choi has advanced geometric flow theory, a field closely connected to some of the most profound challenges in modern mathematics, including the Poincaré Conjecture and the Schoenflies Problem. His work has provided important insights into the structure of singularities arising in three-dimensional spaces and has contributed to resolving major conjectures in the field.

 

 Furthermore, he has developed new theories on singularity formation in higher-dimensional spaces and on mechanisms that prevent instability phenomena, opening promising new avenues of research in geometric analysis. His pioneering research has been published in some of the world's most prestigious mathematics journals, including Acta Mathematica and Inventiones Mathematicae, earning widespread recognition for its originality, scholarly excellence, and global impact.

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