Visiting professor wins prestigious mathematics award
Vladislav Vysotskiy
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12:11 p.m., March 3, 2009----Vladislav Vysotskiy from St. Petersburg, Russia, a visiting assistant professor in the University of Delaware's Department of Mathematical Sciences, is one of two recipients of the 2008 Young Mathematician Award given recently by the St. Petersburg Mathematical Society of Russia.

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As a mathematician, Vysotskiy specializes in the area of probability and stochastic process. For the award, the papers he submitted dealt with aspects of math and physics, specifically, interacting particle systems.

Vysotskiy said his adviser nominated him and his work for the award, which he was excited to win.

“When I found out I won, I was very happy,” he said. “The society has a lot of tradition.”

Peter Monk, chairperson of the Department of Mathematical Sciences, said he was surprised and delighted to see Vysotskiy's work honored.

“When we hired Vlad, we knew he was a very accomplished young mathematician but I had no idea he was a contender for such a prestigious prize,” Monk said. “I am very happy to see his work honored and congratulate him. Vlad's award reflects the high quality of the faculty in mathematical sciences.”

The award, given annually to outstanding mathematicians under 30 years old, was established in 1962 when it was given to the renowned mathematician Vladimir G. Maz'ya for his work on classes of sets and embedding theorems for functional spaces.

Many recipients of this award have become well known mathematicians in the field and one has gone on to win the Fields Medal, which is considered the Nobel Prize of mathematics and one of the top honors a mathematician can receive.

The St. Petersburg Mathematical Society of Russia was originally founded in 1890. Among its members, there are many world-known mathematicians.

Article by Jon Bleiweis

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