Wang Hong was honored for her work in math areas like harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory.

Wang Hong also won a 2026 Clay Research Award. She won this with three other mathematicians for their work on important math problems.

Wang Hong had a big breakthrough in 2025. She and another mathematician solved a 100-year-old math problem.

The problem was about the smallest space where a needle can turn in all directions. It was hard to solve and took a lot of work.

Wang Hong is a Chinese mathematician.

A famous mathematician named Terence Tao said Wang Hong's work was 'amazing progress' in math.

Wang Hong's work can help with real-life things like imaging and communication.

Before these awards, Wang Hong had already won many big prizes. She is very good at math and wins awards often.

Wang Hong was also given the Sadosky Research Prize this year.

Wang Hong was born in southern China. She was very good at school and started college early.

Wang Hong went to school in China, France, and the US. She studied math and engineering.

Now, Wang Hong is a professor at a university in New York and also works in France.

The Breakthrough Prize was started by tech leaders to honor scientists. The Clay Research Award is given every year to mathematicians who do great work.

The Fields Medal is a big award in math. It will be given out in July.

Only two women have won the Fields Medal before. If Wang Hong wins, she will be the third.

If Wang Hong wins the Fields Medal, she will also be the third winner of Chinese descent.