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{{Infobox mathematician|name=Po-Shen Loh|native_name=罗博深|alma_mater=[[California Institute of Technology]], [[University of Cambridge]], [[Princeton University]]<ref name="triblive"></ref>|work_institutions=[[Carnegie Mellon University]]}}
'''Po-Shen Loh''' is an assistant professor of mathematics at [[Carnegie Mellon University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/7750692-74/math-loh-education|title=Newsmaker: Po-Shen Loh|last=Parrish|first=Tory|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> and currently the national coach of the United States' [[International Mathematical Olympiad|International Math Olympiad]] team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imo-official.org/team_r.aspx?code=USA&year=2017|title=International Mathematical Olympiad|website=www.imo-official.org|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2017/08/14/andrew-gu-allderdice-pittsburgh-public-schools-math-scores-U-S-international-math-olympiad/stories/201708140010|title=More than 300,000 students entered a math contest. The top score came from a 16-year-old in Pittsburgh Public Schools.|last=Sostek|first=Anya|date=2017-08-14|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> Under his coaching, the team won the competition in 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/07/18/424122249/theyre-no-1-u-s-wins-math-olympiad-for-first-time-in-21-years|title=They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years|last=|first=|date=2015-07-18|work=[[All Things Considered]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|publisher=[[National Public Radio]]|language=en}}</ref> and again in 2016, their first victories since 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/07/18/u-s-students-win-prestigious-international-math-olympiad-for-second-straight-year/|title=U.S. students win prestigious International Math Olympiad — for second straight year|last=Strauss|first=Valerie|date=2016-07-18|work=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/count-one-more-gold-for-the-u-s-in-math/|title=Count One More Gold For The U.S. — In Math|last=|first=|date=2016-08-25|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> Loh runs a popular course to train students for the [[William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition]] known as Putnam Seminar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.math.cmu.edu/~ploh/2016-putnam.shtml|title=Carnegie Mellon University Putnam Seminar|website=www.math.cmu.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref>, and is the founder of the educational website Expii.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/imo-2016/|title=U.S. Team Wins First Place at International Math Olympiad|last=Antonick|first=Gary|date=2016-07-08|work=Wordplay Blog|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/the-math-revolution/426855/|title=The Math Revolution|last=Tyre|first=Peg|date=2016|work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Po-Shen Loh''' is an assistant professor of mathematics at [[Carnegie Mellon University]]<ref name="triblive">{{Cite web|url=http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/7750692-74/math-loh-education|title=Newsmaker: Po-Shen Loh|last=Parrish|first=Tory|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> and currently the national coach of the United States' [[International Mathematical Olympiad|International Math Olympiad]] team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imo-official.org/team_r.aspx?code=USA&year=2017|title=International Mathematical Olympiad|website=www.imo-official.org|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2017/08/14/andrew-gu-allderdice-pittsburgh-public-schools-math-scores-U-S-international-math-olympiad/stories/201708140010|title=More than 300,000 students entered a math contest. The top score came from a 16-year-old in Pittsburgh Public Schools.|last=Sostek|first=Anya|date=2017-08-14|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> Under his coaching, the team won the competition in 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/07/18/424122249/theyre-no-1-u-s-wins-math-olympiad-for-first-time-in-21-years|title=They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years|last=|first=|date=2015-07-18|work=[[All Things Considered]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|publisher=[[National Public Radio]]|language=en}}</ref> and again in 2016, their first victories since 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/07/18/u-s-students-win-prestigious-international-math-olympiad-for-second-straight-year/|title=U.S. students win prestigious International Math Olympiad — for second straight year|last=Strauss|first=Valerie|date=2016-07-18|work=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/count-one-more-gold-for-the-u-s-in-math/|title=Count One More Gold For The U.S. — In Math|last=|first=|date=2016-08-25|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> Loh runs a popular course to train students for the [[William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition]] known as Putnam Seminar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.math.cmu.edu/~ploh/2016-putnam.shtml|title=Carnegie Mellon University Putnam Seminar|website=www.math.cmu.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref>, and is the founder of the educational website Expii.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/imo-2016/|title=U.S. Team Wins First Place at International Math Olympiad|last=Antonick|first=Gary|date=2016-07-08|work=Wordplay Blog|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/the-math-revolution/426855/|title=The Math Revolution|last=Tyre|first=Peg|date=2016|work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref>




== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:54, 29 January 2018

Po-Shen Loh
罗博深
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Princeton University[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsCarnegie Mellon University

Po-Shen Loh is an assistant professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University[1] and currently the national coach of the United States' International Math Olympiad team.[2][3] Under his coaching, the team won the competition in 2015[4] and again in 2016, their first victories since 1994.[5][6] Loh runs a popular course to train students for the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition known as Putnam Seminar[7], and is the founder of the educational website Expii.[5][8][9]


References

  1. ^ a b Parrish, Tory. "Newsmaker: Po-Shen Loh". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  2. ^ "International Mathematical Olympiad". www.imo-official.org. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  3. ^ Sostek, Anya (2017-08-14). "More than 300,000 students entered a math contest. The top score came from a 16-year-old in Pittsburgh Public Schools". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. 2015-07-18. Retrieved 2017-12-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ a b Strauss, Valerie (2016-07-18). "U.S. students win prestigious International Math Olympiad — for second straight year". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-12-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "Count One More Gold For The U.S. — In Math". FiveThirtyEight. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2017-12-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Carnegie Mellon University Putnam Seminar". www.math.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  8. ^ Antonick, Gary (2016-07-08). "U.S. Team Wins First Place at International Math Olympiad". Wordplay Blog. The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-12-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ Tyre, Peg (2016). "The Math Revolution". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-12-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)