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