Wei Dongyi

Wei Dongyi (Chinese: 韦东奕; born 1992) is a Chinese mathematician, born in Jinan, Shandong province. Currently, he is an assistant professor and assistant researcher at School of Mathematical Science, Peking University. Wei Dongyi graduated from Attached Senior School of Shandong Normal University, studied at Peking University since 2010, earned his bachelor's degree in 2014 and Phd in 2018 under Tian Gang as his doctoral advisor. His research field includes partial differential equations and differential geometry. In December 2019, he became assistant professor.[1] His simple living style attracted huge attention from Chinese internet.[2][3] In 2021, he was called Peking University's ugliest teacher due to his unkempt appearance.[4]

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