James Maynard (mathematician)

James Maynard
Maynard in 2013
Born (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Alma mater
Known forWork on prime gaps
Awards
  • SASTRA Ramanujan Prize (2014)
  • Whitehead Prize (2015)
  • EMS Prize (2016)
  • Cole Prize in Number Theory (2020)
  • Fields Medal (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Institutions
Doctoral advisorRoger Heath-Brown

James Alexander Maynard (born 10 June 1987) is a British mathematician. His works focused in analytic number theory. In 2017, he was hired as a Research Professor at Oxford University.[1] He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2022.[2]

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2020.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ "James Maynard appointed Research Professor and receives a Wolfson Merit Award from the Royal Society". 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. โ†‘ Klarreich, Erica (5 July 2022). "A Solver of the Hardest Easy Problems About Prime Numbers". quantamagazine.org. Quanta Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. โ†‘ "James Maynard". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021.

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