Nikolai Andreev

For the Russian scientist, see Nikolay Nikolaevich Andreev.

Nikolai Andreev (born 5 February 1975 in Saratov, Russia) is a Russian mathematician and popularizer of mathematics.^[2] He was awarded with the Leelavati Award in 2022.

Nikolai Andreev
Nikolai in 2021
Born	(1975-02-05) 5 February 1975 (age 49) Saratov, Russia
Years active	1996–[1]
Known for	Popular mathematics. Extremal problems for polynomials

Biography

Nikolai is the Head of the Laboratory for Popularization and Promotion of Mathematics at the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow).^[3] He received a PhD in mathematics from Moscow State University in 2000. Among his many highly valued projects by the Russian mathematical community is the creation of the online resource Mathematical Etudes.^[4][5]

Awards and honours

• Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the Area of Sciences and Innovations for Young Scientists (2010)^[6]
• Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2017) for outstanding achievements in science popularization^[7]
• The Leelavati Award in 2022 for his contribution to the art of mathematical animation and mathematical model building, in a style that inspires young and old alike, and that mathematicians around the world can adapt to its many uses, as well as for his tireless efforts to popularize genuine mathematics among the public through videos, lectures, and an award-winning book^[8]

References

1. Andreev, Nikolai Nikolaevich – mathnet.ru
2. "Nikolay Andreev – The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.mathgenealogy.org. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
3. "Steklov Mathematical Institute". www.mi-ras.ru. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
4. "Russian Animates Mathematics | Mathematical Association of America". www.maa.org. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
5. "Nikolai Andreev Math and Art Seminar". www.math.ksu.edu. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
6. "Николай Николаевич Андреев, лауреат премии Президента Российской Федерации 2010 года в области науки и инноваций для молодых учёных". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
7. "Nikolai Andreev Math and Art Seminar". www.math.ksu.edu. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
8. www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/leelavati-prize/leelavati-prize-2022