# John Pardon wins 2026 Fields Medal for work in symplectic geometry

_Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT · Science · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

John Pardon wins the 2026 Fields Medal for work in symplectic geometry. Quanta Magazine posted on X that whenever John Pardon solves a famous problem he does it in a way that creates a framework a whole new package that will be useful to other people. The quote is attributed to mathematician Tobias Ekholm. The post includes a link to the Quanta Magazine article about the award.

## Sources

- [QuantaMagazine](https://x.com/QuantaMagazine/status/2081426323306664284)

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