In 2010, Council expects to award the De Morgan Medal, Senior Berwick Prize, Fröhlich Prize, and up to four Whitehead Prizes.
Nominations should be made by completing the designated form, which is available to download in PDF or Word format or can be obtained by contacting the Secretary to the Prizes Committee (email: prizes@lms.ac.uk). Nominations should be received no later than Friday 22 January 2010.
The Prizes Committee is keen to increase the number of nominations it receives, and would like to draw attention to the disproportionately low numbers of women nominated for prizes each year. The prize regulations refer to the concept of ‘academic age’—rather than date of birth—in order to take account more fully of broken career patterns. Also, in order to encourage proposals for candidates, nominations need not describe in detail the candidate’s work, as detailed references for those shortlisted will be sought; what is important is that the ‘Case for Award’ section of the nomination form should be completed in approximately 500 words. Council has emphasised that the scope of the Society’s Prizes includes all aspects of mathematics, and that this includes applied mathematics, mathematical physics and mathematical aspects of computer science.
Brief descriptions of the criteria for each Prize are given below. Council reserves the right not to make an award of any particular Prize in the event that no candidate of sufficient merit is recommended by the Prizes Committee. Nominators should note that, in each case, current Members of Council or the Prizes Committee may not be considered for the prize, and that no one may be awarded the same prize more than once. A list of previous winners appears in the Handbook and on the Society’s website. The full regulations for each prize can be obtained from the Society (contact details as above).
The De Morgan Medal, the Society’s premier award; the only grounds for the award of the Medal are the candidate’s contributions to mathematics. The Medal is awarded every third year (in years numbered by a multiple of 3), in memory of Professor A. De Morgan, the Society’s first President. The De Morgan Medal for 2010 can only be awarded to a mathematician who is normally resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 1 January 2010.
The Senior Berwick Prize, for 2010, is awarded in respect of an outstanding piece of mathematical research actually published by the Society during the period 1 January 2002 until 31 December 2009. The award is named after Professor W.E.H. Berwick, a former Vice-President of the Society, and is awarded in even-numbered years. The Senior Berwick Prize for year 2010 can only be awarded to a mathematician who is a member of the Society on 1 January 2010. The Senior Berwick Prize may not be awarded to any person who has previously received the De Morgan Medal, Pólya Prize, Senior Whitehead Prize or Naylor Prize.
The Fröhlich Prize is awarded for original and extremely innovative work in any branch of mathematics. The Prize is awarded in even-numbered years in memory of Professor Albrecht Fröhlich. The Fröhlich Fund for this purpose was based on a generous donation from Mrs Fröhlich, reflecting Professor Fröhlich’s great enthusiasm for, and gratitude to, the London Mathematical Society. The 2010 awarding of this prize is restricted to mathematicians who, on 1 January 2010, are either (i) normally resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or (ii) members of the Society mainly educated in the United Kingdom. The Prize can only be awarded to a mathematician who has fewer than 25 years (full time equivalent) of involvement in mathematics at post-doctoral level, allowing for breaks in continuity, or who in the opinion of the Prizes Committee is at an equivalent stage in their career. The Fröhlich Prize may not be awarded to any person who has received the De Morgan Medal or the Pólya Prize.
The Whitehead Prizes are awarded on grounds which include work in and influence on mathematics, and are in memory of Professor J.H.C. Whitehead, a former President of the Society. The awards are restricted to mathematicians who, on 1 January 2010: (i) are either normally resident in the United Kingdom or members of the Society mainly educated in the United Kingdom, (ii) are not already Fellows of the Royal Society, and (iii) either have fewer than 15 years (full time equivalent) of involvement in mathematics at post-doctoral level, allowing for breaks in continuity, or, in the opinion of the Prizes Committee, are at an equivalent stage in their career.
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