CityUHK hosts the International Conference on Applied Mathematics 2024
Co-organised by the Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences (LBJ) and the Department of Mathematics (MA) of CityUHK, ICAM 2024 served as a pivotal platform for discussing the latest advancements in applied and computational mathematics. It also fostered academic exchange and collaboration among local, mainland, and international academics, further strengthening the global mathematical community.
The 2024 William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics was awarded to Professor Thomas Hou Yizhao, Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology. Professor Yalchin Efendiev of Texas A&M University introduced the laureate, and the prize was presented by Professor Roderick Wong Sue-cheun, Emeritus Professor of MA and the founder of LBJ.
Professor Hou is a distinguished applied mathematician renowned for his exceptional strengths in both numeric and analysis. His pioneering contributions to several areas of applied mathematics have been groundbreaking. His innovative Small Scale Decomposition method has found applications in diverse fields, from fluid dynamics to materials science and biology. His Multiscale Finite Element Method has made a significant impact in both the applied math and engineering communities. Recently, Professor Hou made another significant breakthrough by discovering a new class of potentially singular solutions of the axisymmetric Navier-Stokes equations.
Following the prize presentation, Professor Hou delivered a plenary talk titled “Potentially singular behavior of 3D incompressible Navier-Stokes equations”, marking the commencement of the five-day conference on applied mathematics.
ICAM 2024 featured nine plenary sessions, covering a wide range of topics in applied and computational mathematics, including machine learning and random matrices, the complex plane, reduced order models, structured deep neural networks, multiscale finite element methods, and exponential asymptotics.
The William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics, established by LBJ, honours Mr William Benter for his unwavering dedication and generous support towards enhancing the University's strengths in mathematics. The prize recognises outstanding mathematical contributions that have had a direct and fundamental impact on scientific, business, finance, and engineering applications. The cash prize of US$100,000 is awarded biennially.
