The Clay Mathematics Institute extends its heartfelt congratulations to former Clay Research Fellow John Pardon (2015-2020), to 2026 Clay Research Awardees Yu Deng and Hong Wang, and to Jacob Tsimerman, were awarded the 2026 Fields Medals by the IMU at the Opening Ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia, PA, on 23 July.

Yu Deng's award is 'For his work in partial differential equations, [...' The Clay Mathematics Institute also announces the 2026 Frontiers of Science Prizes awarded to former Clay Research Fellows Dennis Gaitsgory, Ben Green, Sergei Gukov, Adrian Ioana, Elon Lindenstrauss, James Maynard, and Terence Tao, and to CMI president Martin Bridson. The prizes will be presented at the International Congress of Basic Sciences in Beijing on August 9, 2026.

The Clay Mathematics Institute further announces the 2026 Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize awarded to Clay Research Fellow Anna Skorobogatova for her notable contributions in geometric measure theory. Additionally, the 2026 Clay Research Awards are made to Tuomas Orponen, Pablo Shmerkin, Hong Wang, and Joshua Zahl; to Robert Burklund, Jeremy Hahn, Ishan Levy, and Tomer Schlank; and to Yu Deng and Zaher Hani.

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