Lek-Heng Lim Explained

Lek-Heng Lim is a Singaporean mathematician.

Lim earned a bachelor's degree at the National University of Singapore, studied for his master's at Cornell University and the University of Cambridge, and completed a doctorate at Stanford University.^[1] Lim started his teaching career at the University of California, Berkeley,^[2] where he served as Charles Morrey Assistant Professor.^[1] He later joined the University of Chicago faculty.^{[3] [4]} While affiliated with Chicago, Lim won the James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing^{[5] [6]} and in 2017,^[7] followed by the 2020 Hans Schneider Prize in Linear Algebra.^[8] In 2020, Lim was also elected a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.^[9]

Lim was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in April 2022.^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. News: Lek-Heng Lim . 3 April 2022 . Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing.
2. News: LH's Old Homepage . 3 April 2022 . University of California, Berkeley.
3. News: LH's Homepage . 3 April 2022 . University of Chicago.
4. News: Lek-Heng Lim . 3 April 2022 . University of Chicago.
5. News: Prize Spotlight: Lek-Heng Lim . 3 April 2022 . University of Chicago . 5 June 2017.
6. News: Lek-Heng Lim receives Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis & Scientific Computing . 3 April 2022 . EurekAlert! . 31 August 2017.
7. News: Roberts . Emily . ICME Alumnus, Lek-Heng Lim, wins Smale Prize . 3 April 2022 . Stanford University . 26 April 2017.
8. News: Award-winning faculty . 3 April 2022 . University of Chicago . 15 January 2019.
9. News: 2020 Class of Fellows of the AMS . 3 April 2022 . University of Chicago . 1 November 2019.
10. News: Lerner . Louise . Wood . Matt . Two University of Chicago scientists named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows . April 12, 2022 . The University of Chicago Chronicle . April 7, 2022.
11. Web site: Meet Our 2022 Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . April 12, 2022.