中国数学家鄧煜和王虹在美国费城举行的2026年国际数学家大会开幕式上获得费尔茨奖[1]，这是中国籍数学家首次获得该奖项[1]。费尔茨奖被誉为"数学界诺贝尔奖"[1]，每四年颁发一次，每次获奖者通常不超过四位，奖励获奖时未满四十岁的学者[1]。
鄧煜现任美国芝加哥大学数学系教授，因解决希尔伯特著名的二十三个问题之一而获奖[1]。王虹就职于法国高等科学研究所和美国纽约大学，因解决三维掛谷猜想而获奖[1]。两位中国科学家都曾就读北京大学数学科学学院[1]。
北京大学数学科学学院教授张继平评价："此次是中国籍数学家首次获得国际数学界最高奖费尔茨奖，是中国数学历史性突破，具有里程碑意义。"[1]
Chinese mathematicians Deng Yu and Wang Hong received the Fields Medal at the opening ceremony of the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians held in Philadelphia, United States, marking the first time mathematicians of Chinese nationality have won this prestigious award.[1] Deng Yu, a professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago, was honored for solving one of Hilbert's famous 23 problems, while Wang Hong, affiliated with both France's Institute for Advanced Scientific Study and New York University in the United States, was recognized for resolving the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture.[1]
The Fields Medal, widely regarded as the Nobel Prize of mathematics, is awarded once every four years to no more than four recipients, honoring scholars under the age of 40 at the time of the award.[1] Both laureates are alumni of Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences.[1] Zhang Jiping, a professor at Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences, commented that this achievement represents "a historic breakthrough for Chinese mathematicians in winning the Fields Medal, the highest international honor in mathematics, and holds milestone significance in the history of Chinese mathematics."[1]