The George David Birkhoff Prize in
applied mathematics
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is awarded jointly by the
American Mathematical Society
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(AMS) and the
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is a professional society dedicated to applied mathematics, computational science, and data science through research, publications, and community. SIAM is the world's largest scientific soci ...
(SIAM) in honor of
George David Birkhoff
George David Birkhoff (March21, 1884November12, 1944) was one of the top American mathematicians of his generation. He made valuable contributions to the theory of differential equations, dynamical systems, the four-color problem, the three-body ...
(1884–1944). It is currently awarded every three years for an outstanding contribution to "applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense."
The recipient of the prize has to be a member of one of the awarding societies, as well as a resident of the
United States of America
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,
Canada
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, or
Mexico
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. The prize was endowed in 1967, first issued in 1968, and currently (2020) amounts to
US$
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5,000.
Recipients
See also
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List of mathematics awards
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Awards established in 1968
Awards of the American Mathematical Society
Awards of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Triennial events
Applied mathematics
North American awards
1968 establishments in North America