Oberwolfach Prize
The Oberwolfach Prize is financed by the Oberwolfach Foundation and awarded in cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach to young European mathematicians. The prize is awarded approximately every three years for excellent achievements in changing fields of mathematics. The Scientific Committee of the Gesellschaft für mathematische Forschung e.V. is involved in selecting the prize winners from the nominations. The prize amounts to Euro 10.000. Candidates should be mathematicians from Europe, with Ph.D./Dr. degree received not more than 10 years ago, and must be nominated. Proposals should contain a description of the scientific achievements, curriculum vitae and publication list of the candidate.
Oberwolfach Prize 2010
The Oberwolfach Foundation and the MFO are pleased to award the Oberwolfach Prize 2010 for excellent achievements in
Analysis and Applied Mathematics
jointly to
Nicola Gigli (Nice) and László Székelyhidi (Bonn).
More information on their scientific achievements can be found in the presentation by Prof. Luigi Ambrosio (including cv and list of publications of Nicola Gigli) and in the presentation by Prof. Stefan Müller (including cv and list of publications of László Székelyhidi).
Oberwolfach Prize Winners 1991 - 2010
| 2010 | Nicola Gigli, Nice László Székelyhidi, Bonn |
Analysis and Applied Mathematics | |
| 2007 | Ngô Bao Châu, Orsay | Algebra and Number Theory | Laudatio by Prof. Rapoport |
| 2003 | Paul Biran, Tel Aviv | Geometry and Topology | [read more] |
| 2000 | Luca Trevisan, Berkeley | Discrete Mathematics | |
| 1998 | Alice Guionnet, Paris | Stochastics | |
| 1996 | Gero Friesecke, Oxford Stefan Sauter, Zürich |
Analysis and Applied Mathematics | |
| 1993 | Jörg Brüdern, Stuttgart Jens Franke, Bonn |
Number Theory and Algebra | |
| 1991 | Peter Kronheimer, Oxford | Topology and Geometry |

