The Salem Prize, in memory of Raphael Salem, is awarded each year to young researchers for outstanding contributions to the field of

analysis Analysis (: analyses) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle (38 ...

. It is awarded by the School of Mathematics at the

Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry located in Princeton, New Jersey. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent scholars, including Albert Ein ...

in Princeton and was founded by the widow of Raphael Salem in his memory. The prize is considered highly prestigious and many

Fields Medal The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of Mathematicians, International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place e ...

ists previously received it. The prize was 5000

French Francs The franc (; , ; sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the (FF), was a currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money. It ...

in 1990.

Past winners

(Note: a ^F symbol denotes mathematicians who later earned a

References

{{reflist Mathematics awards

Past winners

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