By EurekAlert
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
On August 19 in Hyderabad, India, the International Congress of
the International Mathematical Union awarded the prestigious Fields
Medal to four mathematicians. Regarded as the "Nobel Prize of
Mathematics", the Fields Medal is presented once every four years
to as many as four people under the age of 40. The purpose of the
prize is to recognize and reward young mathematical researchers who
have made major contributions to the field.
Two of the awardees, Elon Lindenstrauss of Princeton University
and Ngô Bảo Châu at the Institute for Advanced
Study, are currently supported by research grants from the National
Science Foundation (NSF). A third recipient, Stanislav Smirnov,
received trainee support from NSF for graduate studies and
post-doctoral work while in the United States. More information,
and a complete list of this year's awardees is available in the
press release from the Institute for Advanced Study.
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