(3)Springtime of Science
After the "gang of four" was smashed in 1976, especially after the National Science Congress was held in 1978, China greeted a springtime of science. At such a time when knowledge is respected and talents are honored, the researchers of the institute spared no efforts to keep up with the latest development of mathematical study, making rapid headway in pure and applied mathematics and pushing China's mathematical study onto a track of healthy development.
In 1977, the Computing Center of the CAS, mainly engaged in the research of computational mathematics, was established and located at No.4 South 4th Street, Zhongguancun. From this the Institute of Computational Mathematics and Scientific/Engineering Computing was formed in 1995. The successive directors of the institute were Feng Kang, Shi Zhongci, Cui Junzhi, and presently Yuan Yaxiang. At the end of 1979, the CAS decided to separate part of the personnel from the Institute of Mathematics to set up the Institute of Systems Science, whose task is to study control theory, operations and management, statistics, systems engineering, and related boundary sciences of mathematics. The successive directors of the institute were Guan Zhaozhi, Cheng Ping, Chen Hanfu, and presently Guo Lei. Part of the personnel of the Institute of Mathematics was merged with the former Promotion Office of Applied Mathematics of the CAS to form the Institute of Applied Mathematics. The successive directors of the institute were Hua Luogeng, Wu Fang, Zhang Xiangsun, and presently Ma Zhiming. The Institute of Mathematics mainly focuses on basic theoretical research as well as applied mathematics and computer science. Its successive directors were Hua Luogeng, Lu Qikeng (executive vice-director), Wang Yuan, Yang Le, Long Ruilin, Li Bingren (acting director), and presently Wang Yuefei. The researchers in the four institutes have been working on different subjects while maintaining good cooperation, resulting in a large number of achievements and talents. In 1982, when the state resumed the granting of the National Natural Science Award, the four institutes were again in the spotlight with their high-level scientific results. In 1991, the later three institutes were moved to No.A1, South 4th Street, Zhongguancun. |