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THE SHAW PRIZE

 The Shaw Foundation

from Hong Kong


Announcement from Hong Kong

MATHEMATICS LAUREATE  2006
  Wu Wentsun of Chinese Academia Sinica and David Mumford of Harvard University

MATHEMATICS LAUREATE  2005
Andrew Wiles of Princeton University
for his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.

Wiles completed his proof in 1994.  Shortly thereafter he received a
MacArthur Fellowship and several other prestigious awards.  These include
the Wolf Prize, the Royal Medal of the Royal Society, London,
the Ostrowski Prize, and awards from both the
U.S. and Swedish Academies of Sciences.

MATHEMATICS LAUREATE  2004
Shiing-shen Chem of Nankai Univesity in Tianjin, China
for his role in developing global differential geometry.



The Shaw Prize honors individuals, regardless of race, nationality and religious belief, who have achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research or application, and whose work has resulted in a positive and profound impact on mankind.
 

The new Shaw Prize consists of three annual awards:  the Prize in Astronomy, the Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine, and the Prize in Mathematical Sciences. 

Each prize carries a monetary award of US $1 million.

To our knowledge, this is the largest award in mathematics.  The adjudication process is to begin in June each year.  The winners are to be announced and the prizes presented in June and August of the following year.  The first awards were made in Summer, 2004.

http://www.shawprize.org

One may assume that in naming the prize "Mathematical Sciences" the Shaw Foundation has chosen to identify a broad category with some flexibility.  Over time, future committees may want to expand the definition of "mathematical sciences."    The mission statement clearly implies that applied mathematics will be considered.
 

Founder's Biographical Note

Sir Run Run Shaw was born in China in 1907.  He is a native of Ningbo County, Zhejiang Province.  He joined his brother's film company in China in the 1920s.  In the 1950s he founded the film company Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited.  He has been Executive Chairman of Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong since the 1970s.

Mr. Shaw has also founded two charities, the Sir Run Run Shaw Charitable Trust and The Shaw Foundation Hong Kong Limited, both dedicated to the promotion of education, scientific and technological research, medical and welfare services, and culture and art.
 

 


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The Shaw Prize
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Mathematical Sciences Committee
2005-2007

 

Chairman
主席


Professor Sir Michael ATIYAH
School of Mathematics
University of Edinburgh
邁克爾‧阿蒂亞爵士
英國愛丁堡大學數學院教授


Members
委員


Professor
Phillip A. GRIFFITHS

Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, NJ
菲利普‧格里菲思教授
美國普林斯頓大學高級研究所數學院教授


Professor
Heisuke HIRONAKA
The Japan Association for
Mathematical Sciences (JAMS)
廣中平佑教授
日本數學科學協會


Professor
Sergey P. NOVIKOV

Institute for Physical Science
and Technology
謝爾蓋‧諾維科夫教授
美國馬里蘭大學物理科學與技術學院教授


Professor
Gongqing ZHANG

School of Mathematical Sciences
Peking University
張恭慶教授
中國北京大學數學科學院