Question: Who received the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians on 22nd February 2022 ?
A. Professor Neena Gupta
B. Dr Prahlad Jain
C. Dr Manoj Vatsal
D. None of the above
Answer- A
Related facts —
- ProfessorNeenaGupta receivedthe’RPYM’on22ndFebruary2022.
- Here RPYM stands for – RamanujanPrizeforYoungMathematicians.
- The award has been given for the year 2021 for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.
- The prize —
- It is awarded annually to a researcher from a developing country funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Government of India in association with ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
- The prize is given to young mathematicians aged below 45 years of age who have conducted outstanding research in a developing country.
- Zariski cancellation problem(ZCP) —
- Professor Neena’s solution for solving the ZCP, a fundamental problem in Algebraic Geometry, earned her the 2014 Young Scientists Award of the Indian National Science Academy (NSA).
By – Pankaj Pandey