Ngô Bảo Châu was born on June 28, 1972, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

After secondary school in Vietnam, he moved to France and studied at the Université Paris 6, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris.

He completed his PhD Degree in Orsay under the supervision of Gérard Laumon.

He is currently Professor in the Faculté des Sciences at Orsay and Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

In September 2010, he will start his new appointment at the University of Chicago. Jointly with Laumon, Ngô was awarded the Clay research award in 2004.

Филдсовской премии 2010 г. за ?доказательство Фундаментальной Леммы в теории автоморфных форм новыми алгебро-геометрическими методами?.