Yoon Sends Congratulatory Message to Professor Heo Jun-yi on 'Fields Medal'... "May You Be a Compass on the Map of Human Intelligence"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] On the 5th, President Yoon Seok-yeol sent a congratulatory message to Professor Heo Joon-yi, a professor at Princeton University in the United States and the Korea Institute for Advanced Study, to celebrate his Fields Medal award.

In the congratulatory message, President Yoon stated, "The Fields Medal, known as the Nobel Prize of mathematics, is a remarkable achievement that confirms that our country has already entered the ranks of advanced nations in the field of mathematics. It is the result of the dedication and efforts of those committed to basic sciences, including mathematics."

Established in 1936, the Fields Medal is awarded every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) to mathematicians under the age of 40 who have made outstanding achievements and are expected to make further academic contributions. Along with the Abel Prize, it is called the "Nobel Prize of mathematics."

President Yoon emphasized, "It is even more moving that a young mathematician who studied in the Republic of Korea from elementary school through graduate school has received this award."

He added, "I applaud Professor Heo's efforts and passion in challenging the limits of human intellect and opening new horizons to expand the foundations of mathematics."

He also said, "I hope Professor Heo will become a compass that illuminates the path on the map of human intellect through active research activities with mathematicians both domestically and internationally."

Born in California, USA, Professor Heo returned to Korea at the age of two with his father, Heo Myung-hoe, an emeritus professor in the Department of Statistics at Korea University, and his mother, Lee In-young, an emeritus professor in the Department of Russian Language and Literature at Seoul National University.

Professor Heo graduated from the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Seoul National University in 2007, received a master's degree from the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Seoul National University in 2009, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in the United States in 2014.

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