The Asian Scientist 100
Yang Tong
Institution
City University of Hong Kong
Country
Hong Kong
Field
Mathematics
Yang was elected a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences. He is known for his work on partial differential equations and kinetic theories in the area of hyperbolic conservation laws. (Photo: European Academy of Science)
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