Philibert Nang

Philibert Nang (born 1967^[1]) is a Gabonese mathematician known for his work in algebra (D-modules, Riemann–Hilbert correspondence).

Nang won the 2011 ICTP Ramanujan Prize for his research in mathematics, and because he conducted it in Gabon the ICTP declared: "It is hoped that his example will inspire other young African mathematicians working at the highest levels while based in Africa."^[2]

He obtained his Ph.D. from the Pierre and Marie Curie University in 1996 under the supervision of Louis Boutet de Monvel.^[3]

Nang currently serves as president of the Gabon Mathematical Society.^[4]

He has been a visiting member at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics and at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.^[5]

Selected publications

• "On the classification of regular holonomic D-modules on skew-symmetric matrices", Journal of Algebra, Volume 356, Issue 1, 2012, pp. 115–132.
• "D-modules associated to the determinantal singularities", Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci., Volume 80, Number 5, 2004, pp. 74–78.
• "D-modules associated to the group of similitudes", Publ. Res. I. Math. Sci., Volume 35, Number 2, 1999, pp. 223–247.

References

1. Paulus Gerdes (2007). African Doctorates in Mathematics: A Catalogue. Research Center for Mathematics, Culture and Education, Maputo, Mozambique. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4303-1867-5.
2. "ICTP - Ramanujan Prize Winner 2011". ictp.it. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
3. "The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Philibert Nang". ams.org. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
4. "International Mathematical Union (IMU): Gabon (associate member)". mathunion.org. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
5. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1404.4212.pdf