James Maynard (mathematician)

James Alexander Maynard (born 10 June 1987) is a British mathematician. His works focused in analytic number theory. In 2017, he was hired as a Research Professor at Oxford University.^[1] He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2022.^[2]

James Maynard
Maynard in 2013
Born	(1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 38) Chelmsford, Essex, England
Alma mater	University of Cambridge University of Oxford
Known for	Work on prime gaps
Awards	SASTRA Ramanujan Prize (2014) Whitehead Prize (2015) EMS Prize (2016) Cole Prize in Number Theory (2020) Fields Medal (2022)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Montreal University of Oxford
Doctoral advisor	Roger Heath-Brown

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2020.^[3]