MIT alumni Yu Deng and Hong Wang were each awarded a Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2026. The Fields Medal is regarded as one of the highest honors a mathematician can receive.

Hong Wang makes history as only the third woman to win the Fields Medal, alongside fellow laureates Yu Deng, John Pardon, and Jacob Tsimerman.

MIT alumni Yu Deng and Hong Wang were each awarded a Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2026. The Fields Medal is regarded as one of the highest honors a…