Call for Nominations
SIAM Activity Group on Algebraic Geometry Early Career Prize
The SIAM Activity Group on Algebraic Geometry Early Career Prize (SI(AG)2 Early Career Prize) is awarded every two years to one outstanding early career researcher in the field of algebraic geometry and its applications for distinguished contributions to the field in the three calendar years prior to the year of the award. The contributions must be contained in a paper or papers in English in peer-reviewed journals.
Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate’s research must contain significant contributions to algebraic geometry and its applications. One key paper must be cited as evidence of the contributions, though a body of papers may be discussed in the nomination. The qualifying key paper must have been published in English in a peer-reviewed journal or conference proceedings within the three calendar years prior to the award year. Either the candidate must be a graduate student or the paper’s publication date must be no more than three calendar years after the candidate received their PhD.
For the 2019 award, the paper must have been published between the dates of January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2018. The candidate must have been awarded their PhD no earlier than 2013 or may be a current graduate student. The key paper must have been published no more than three years after the candidate received their PhD.Nomination Deadline:
October 15, 2018
Required Materials:
- Nominator's letter of recommendation for candidate (no more than two pages) including citation of 25 words or less
- Candidate's CV
- Bibliographic citation for candidate's key contributing paper
- One letter of support from an expert in the field
Selection Committee:
Teresa Krick (Chair), University of Buenos Aires
Elizabeth Allman, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Henry Cohn, Microsoft Corporation
Michael Joswig, Technical University of Berlin
Agnes Szanto, North Carolina State University
Contact [email protected] with questions regarding nomination procedure.
