June Huh

Korean-American mathematician

June Huh (Hangul: 허준이; born 1983) is an American mathematician. He is a professor at Princeton University. He was a professor at Stanford University and the Institute for Advanced Studies.[2][3] He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2022.[4] He is known for finding the link between algebraic geometry and combinatorics.[5]

June Huh
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Alma mater
Known forResolution of the Heron-Rota-Welsh conjecture
SpouseNayoung Kim[1]
Children2
AwardsFields Medal (2022)
Scientific career
Institutions
ThesisRota's conjecture and positivity of algebraic cycles in permutohedral varieties (2014)
Doctoral advisorMircea Mustață

References

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  1. Hartnett, Kevin (June 27, 2017). "A Path Less Taken to the Peak of the Math World". Quanta Magazine. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. "June Huh's Home Page". Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. "June Huh". Institute for Advanced Study. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. Chang, Kenneth (July 5, 2022). "Fields Medals in Mathematics Won by Four Under Age 40". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  5. Kalai, Gil (July 2022). "The Work of June Huh" (PDF). Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians 2022: 1–16. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.