Nikolai Andreev
{{Short description|Russian mathematician (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Nikolai Andreev
| image = RIAN archive 858309 Nikolai Andreyev, scientist and winner of Russian presidential award for high achievements in creating innovative informational technologies and promoting scientific knowledge.jpg
| caption = Andreev in 2021
| birth_name = Nikolai Nikolayevich Andreev
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|02|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Saratov, Russia
| years_active = 1996–[https://www.mathnet.ru/eng/person9017 Andreev, Nikolai Nikolaevich – mathnet.ru]
| known_for = Popular mathematics. Extremal problems for polynomials
}}
Nikolai Nikolayevich Andreev ({{langx|ru|Николай Николаевич Андреев}}) (born 5 February 1975 in Saratov, Russia) is a Russian mathematician and popularizer of mathematics.{{Cite web|title=Nikolay Andreev – The Mathematics Genealogy Project|url=https://www.mathgenealogy.org/id.php?id=76378|access-date=2022-07-05|website=www.mathgenealogy.org}} He was awarded with the Leelavati Award in 2022.
Biography
Nikolai is the Head of the Laboratory for Popularization and Promotion of Mathematics at the Steklov Institute of Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow).{{Cite web|title=Steklov Mathematical Institute|url=http://www.mi-ras.ru/index.php?c=show_dep&id=49&l=1|access-date=2022-07-05|website=www.mi-ras.ru}} He received a PhD in mathematics from Moscow State University in 2000. Among his projects is the creation of the website {{ill|Mathematical Etudes|ru|Математические этюды}}.{{Cite web|title=Russian Animates Mathematics {{!}} Mathematical Association of America|url=https://www.maa.org/news/math-news/russian-animates-mathematics|access-date=2022-07-05|website=www.maa.org}}{{Cite web|title=Nikolai Andreev Math and Art Seminar|url=https://www.math.ksu.edu/research/artmathfiles/s21n_andreev.html|access-date=2022-07-05|website=www.math.ksu.edu}}
Awards and honours
- Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the Area of Sciences and Innovations for Young Scientists (2010){{Cite web|title=Николай Николаевич Андреев, лауреат премии Президента Российской Федерации 2010 года в области науки и инноваций для молодых учёных|url=http://kremlin.ru/supplement/858|access-date=2022-07-05|website=Президент России|language=ru}}
- Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2017) for outstanding achievements in science popularization{{Cite web|title=Nikolai Andreev Math and Art Seminar|url=https://www.math.ksu.edu/research/artmathfiles/s21n_andreev.html|access-date=2022-07-05|website=www.math.ksu.edu}}
- The Leelavati Award in 2022 for his contribution to the art of mathematical animation and mathematical model building, in a style that inspires young and old alike, and that mathematicians around the world can adapt to its many uses, as well as for his tireless efforts to popularize genuine mathematics among the public through videos, lectures, and an award-winning book[https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/leelavati-prize/leelavati-prize-2022 www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/leelavati-prize/leelavati-prize-2022]
References
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External links
- [https://etudes.ru/ Математические этюды] [Mathematical Etudes]
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