Andy Liu
{{Short description|Canadian mathematician (born 1947)}}
{{distinguish|text=the Hong Kong actor Andy Lau}}
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|birth_place = Guangzhou, China
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|death_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
|nationality = Canadian
|fields = Mathematics
|workplaces = University of Alberta
|alma_mater = University of Alberta
|doctoral_advisor = Harvey Leslie Abbott
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Andrew Chiang-Fung Liu ({{lang-zh|t=劉江楓}},{{cite web|url=https://cx.szns.edu.cn/jsfz/jspx/201906/t20190618_28018.html|title=前IMO命题委员会主席刘江枫教授莅临我校举行专题讲座|website=SZMS Nanshan Innovation School|date=June 6, 2019|language=zh|access-date=October 19, 2024}} March 15, 1947—March 26, 2024)[http://wfnmc.org/obitliu.html Andrew Chiang-Fung Liu]. WFNMC. Retrieved on July 21, 2024. was a Canadian mathematician. He was a professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta.{{citation|url=https://uofa.ualberta.ca/mathematical-and-statistical-sciences/people/retired-faculty|title=Retired faculty|publisher=University of Alberta, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences|access-date=2015-09-13}}.
Liu was born in Guangzhou, and attended New Method College in Hong Kong.{{citation|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/ALUMNI/history/faculties/93autliu.html|title=Andy Liu: A never-ending search|work=History Trails|publisher=University of Alberta Alumni Association|date=Autumn 1993|access-date=2015-09-17}}.
He then did his undergraduate studies in mathematics at McGill University, and earned his Ph.D. in 1976 from the University of Alberta, under the supervision of Harvey Abbott, with the dissertation Some Results on Hypergraphs.{{MathGenealogy |id=69775}} He also received a professional diploma in education alongside his doctorate.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/N035537/N035537/page/18/mode/2up?view=theater|title= University of Alberta Part One of the Twenty-sixth Annual Convocation for the Conferring of Degrees|publisher=University of Alberta |year=1976|page=18}}
He was the leader of the Canadian team to the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2000 (South Korea) and 2003 (Japan) and the deputy leader of the United States of America team from 1981 to 1984,{{cite book|url=https://www.ams.org/books/prb/021/prb021-endmatter.pdf|title=Problems from Murray Klamkin |editor-first1=Andy |editor-last1=Liu |editor-first2=Bruce |editor-last2=Shawyer|publisher=Mathematical Association of America|year=2009|page=viii}} and acted as vice-president of the Tournament of Towns.{{cite web |url=http://www.amt.edu.au/tt/imtot.html |title=International Mathematics Tournament of Towns |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=n.d. |website=Australian Mathematics Trust |publisher= |access-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209165850/http://www.amt.edu.au/tt/imtot.html |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
Books
- 1998 Chinese Mathematics Competitions and Olympiads Book 1 (1981-1993), Australian Mathematics Trust
- 2001 Hungarian Problem Book III (1929–1943), Mathematical Association of America
- 2005 Chinese Mathematics Competitions and Olympiads Book 2 (1993-2001), Australian Mathematics Trust
- 2008 The Alberta High School Math Competitions (1957–2006), Mathematical Association of America
- 2009 Problems from Murray Klamkin, Mathematical Association of America, with Bruce Shawyer
- 2009 International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns Book (2002-2007), Australian Mathematics Trust, with Peter Taylor
- 2011 Hungarian Problem Book IV (1947–1963), Mathematical Association of America, with Robert Barrington-Leigh
- 2014 Upper Elementary School Mathematics, Chiu Chang Mathematics Publishers, Taipei
- 2014 Classical Geometry, Wiley, with Ed Leonard, Ted Lewis and George Tokarsky
- 2015 Arithmetical Wonderland, Mathematical Association of America
- 2016 Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad (1961–1992), Mathematical Association of America
- 2018 Chinese Mathematics Competitions and Olympiads Book 3 (2001-2009), Australian Mathematics Trust, with Yunhao Fu and Zhichao Li
- 2018 S.M.A.R.T. Circle Overview, Springer Nature
- 2018 S.M.A.R.T. Circle Projects, Springer Nature
- 2018 S.M.A.R.T. Circle Minicourses, Springer Nature
- 2020 The Puzzles of Nobuyuki Yoshigahara, Springer Nature, with George Sicherman and Takayuki Yoshigahara
- 2020 Grade Five Competition from the Leningrad Mathematical Olympiad, Springer Nature, with Kseniya Garaschuk
- 2021 Solomon Golomb’s Course in Undergraduate Combinatorics, Spring Nature, with Solomon Golomb
Awards
- Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Educational Prize, (2010){{citation|url=http://www.pims.math.ca/news/andy-liu-university-alberta-awarded-2010-pims-education-prize|title=Andy Liu from University of Alberta Awarded 2010 PIMS Education Prize|date=March 26, 2010|publisher=Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences|access-date=2015-09-13}}.
- One of the Deborah and Franklin Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of America (2004){{citation|url=http://sections.maa.org/pnw/history/awards/award.php?2004-HADCoUToM|title=2004 Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics: Andrew Chang-Fung Liu, University of Alberta|publisher=Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America|date=April 22, 2012 |access-date=2015-09-13}}.
- Adrien Pouliot Award from the Canadian Mathematical Society (2003){{citation|url=http://sections.maa.org/pnw/history/awards/award.php?2003-APA|title=2003 Adrien Pouliot Award Recipient: Andrew Chiang-Fung Liu, University of Alberta|publisher=Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America|date=April 22, 2012 |access-date=2015-09-13}}.
- Distinguished Teaching Award from the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America (2002){{citation|url=http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cayf/history.html|title=History of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America|first1=Ken|last1=Ross|first2=Afton H.|last2=Cayford|date=April 26, 2005|access-date=2015-09-17}}.
- Canadian University Professor of the Year, Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education and Council for Advancement and Support of Education (1998){{citation|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/~publicas/folio/36/09/02.html|title=Mentor, teacher, puzzle man: Dr Andy Liu earns distinguished teaching awards|journal=Folio|date=January 15, 1999|publisher=University of Alberta}}.
- Distinguished Educators Award, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (1998)
- David Hilbert Award, World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions (1996){{cite web|url=http://www.wfnmc.org/awards.html|title=WFNMC Awards|website=World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions|access-date=October 19, 2024}}
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Category:McGill University Faculty of Science alumni
Category:Scientists from Edmonton
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