Professor E Weinan awarded inaugural "Lin Prize" at ICCM 2025
2025-11-06
The 10th International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM 2025) has announced that Professor E Weinan is the recipient of the inaugural Lin Prize.
The Lin Prize, first presented at the 2025 ICCM, stands alongside the Chern Prize (Shiing-Shen Chern) and Hua Prize (Hua Luogeng) as one of the three major ICCM awards. Established in honor of the late Professor Chia-Chiao Lin-revered as a trailblazer in applied mathematics for his monumental achievements in mechanics and mathematics-the prize is designed to recognize Chinese mathematicians who have made groundbreaking contributions to applied mathematics.
Redefining Scientific Computing
E Weinan, Professor of School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University (PKU) and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, has long been committed to research in computational mathematics, applied mathematics, machine learning, and multiscale modeling, with wide-ranging interdisciplinary applications in fields such as chemistry, materials science, and fluid dynamics. He introduced artificial intelligence methods into scientific computing, advancing the formation of the "AI for Science" research paradigm and earning recognition as a "pioneer who redefines scientific computing through mathematics."
A Legacy of Excellence
Professor E's influence spans mathematics, computer science, and the natural sciences. He delivered a one-hour plenary lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2022 (ICM 2022), one of the highest honors in the global mathematical community, and presented keynote addresses at the International Conference on Machine Learning 2022 and the International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics 2007.
His extensive list of accolades includes the Feng Kang Prize, the ICIAM Collatz Prize, the Theodore von Kármán Prize, the SIAM-ETH Peter Henrici Prize, the ACM Gordon Bell Prize, the ICIAM Maxwell Prize, and the CSIAM Su Buchin Prize.
The Lin Prize: An Award Bridging Eras
The establishment of the Lin Prize represents a significant emphasis by the Chinese mathematical community on applied and interdisciplinary science.
The prize signifies both an inheritance of the academic spirit of pioneering scientists and an aspiration for the future development of applied mathematics. From Chia-Chiao Lin's foundational work in classical mechanics to E Weinan's pioneering efforts in integrating AI with scientific computing, these two generations exemplify, in different ways, how mathematics serves the laws of nature and empowers scientific discovery.
As the era of "AI for Science" accelerates, the Lin Prize stands as a beacon for the next generation of scholars, encouraging them to root their work in application and drive innovation through intelligence.
This article is an English adaptation of a report originally published by Beijing Institue of Big Data Research (BIBDR). It has been summarized and localized for an international audience.