Nikolai Andreev

Nikolai Andreev
Born (1975-02-05) 5 February 1975 (age 49)
Saratov, Russia
NationalityRussian

Nikolai Andreev (born in Russia) is a Russian mathematician and popularizer of mathematics.[1]

Biography

Nikolai is the Head of the Laboratory for Popularization and Promotion of Mathematics at the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow).[2] He received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Moscow State University in 2000. Among his many highly valued projects by the Russian mathematical community is the creation of the online resource Mathematical Etudes.[3][4]

In the years 2000 and 2001 he participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad.[5]

Awards

Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the Area of Sciences and Innovations for Young Scientists (2010)[6]

Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2017) for outstanding achievements in science popularization[7]

Leelavati Award (2022) for his contribution to the art of mathematical animation and mathematical model building, in a style that inspires young and old alike, and that mathematicians around the world can adapt to its many uses, as well as well as for his tireless efforts to popularize genuine mathematics among the public through videos, lectures, and an award-winning book[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Nikolay Andreev - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.mathgenealogy.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Steklov Mathematical Institute". www.mi-ras.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. ↑ "Russian Animates Mathematics | Mathematical Association of America". www.maa.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Nikolai Andreev Math and Art Seminar". www.math.ksu.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  5. ↑ "International Mathematical Olympiad". www.imo-official.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  6. ↑ "Николай Николаевич Андреев, лауреат премии Президента Российской Федерации 2010 года в области науки и инноваций для молодых учёных". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Nikolai Andreev Math and Art Seminar". www.math.ksu.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  8. ↑ www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/leelavati-prize/leelavati-prize-2022