Peng Tsu Ann

'''Peng Tsu Ann''' (born 1936) is a Singaporean mathematician, and the first University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore, Abbreviation: NUS) graduate to obtain a PhD in mathematics. Peng was the Head of the Department of Mathematics at NUS from 1982 to 1996 and oversaw its rapid growth during the period.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chong Chi Tat |title=Fifty Years of Mathematics in Singapore |url=http://ww1.math.nus.edu.sg/misc/50%20Years%20of%20Math%20in%20Singapore.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History and milestones (1929-2015) |url=http://ww1.math.nus.edu.sg/misc/Mathematics-History%20&%20Milestones%201929-2015.pdf |publisher=Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore}}</ref>

In mathematics, Peng's research interests are in group theory. He was a visiting member at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in the spring of 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Tsu-Ann Peng - Scholars | Institute for Advanced Study |url=https://www.ias.edu/scholars/tsu-ann-peng |website=www.ias.edu}}</ref>

The Peng Tsu Ann Assistant Professorship at the Department of Mathematics in NUS is named after him.

==Biography== Peng obtained his BSc from the University of Singapore in 1962 and PhD from the University of London in 1965, under the direction of Karl W. Gruenberg.<ref>{{MathGenealogy|id=44980}}</ref> He received a British Commonwealth Scholarship in 1962 and a Fellowship in 1972 under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Alumni |url=http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/singapore-list.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118163355/http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/singapore-list.pdf |archive-date=2016-11-18 |access-date=2016-11-18}}</ref> Peng served as president of the Singapore Mathematical Society from 1980 to 1982, and in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore Mathematical Society |url=https://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/ |website=sms.math.nus.edu.sg}}</ref>

Peng played a major role in organizing the Singapore Group Theory Conference in 1987, where the invited speakers included Walter Feit, Graham Higman, Jean-Pierre Serre, Michio Suzuki, and John G. Thompson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore Mathematical Society Calendar of Events |url=http://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/smsmedley/Vol-15-1/Calendar%20of%20events.pdf}}</ref>

Peng retired from the Department of Mathematics at NUS in 1996.

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