On October 30, 2020, the China Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (CSIAM)announced the winner ofthe CSIAM Wu Wenjun Applied Mathematics Awardat the opening ceremony of the 18thCSIAM annual meeting. Professor Gao Jinghuai, deputy directorof Xi'an International Academy for Mathematics and Mathematical Technology, was presented the award for his contribution to the interdisciplinary field of applied mathematics and oil-gas exploration.

The Wu Wenjun Applied Mathematics Award was established by the Chinese Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2017. It is a biennialaward to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the interdisciplinary field of mathematics and other disciplines, with no more than t