Terry Tao awarded Fields Medal
Published on the 13 Oct 2006
Terry Tao has become the first Australian to win a Fields Medal, the mathematical equivalent of a Nobel Prize. Terry was a Visiting Professor at UNSW around 2000, lecturing in Complex Analysis and mentoring top students.
Australian Mathematical Society page on the prize.
Sydney Morning Herald story
ABC Radio interview with Adam Spencer and David Hunt
The story also featured on ABC TV's 7.30 report ... transcript