Jürgen Moser Lecture (SIAG/Dynamical Systems)
Jürgen Moser (1928 - 1999) was one of the world's leading mathematicians who helped develop influential theories in celestial mechanics and dynamical systems theory (among others) and is renowned for his work on the Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) theory. He received his doctorate from Gottingen and went on to be a Professor at the Courant Institute, NYU (1955-1980) and at ETH-Zurich (1980-1995). Jürgen Moser received the Wolf Prize in Mathematics in 1995.
Principal Guideline
The SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems (SIAG/DS) Moser Lecture, established in 2000, is awarded to a person who has made distinguished contributions to nonlinear science.
The term 'nonlinear science' is used in the spirit of the SIAG/DS meetings; specifically it includes dynamical systems theory and its applications as well as experiments and computations/simulations.
Prize Committee
Formation
The prize committee will consist of a panel of five members. All committee members, including the chair, are appointments. The SIAG Chair, in consultation with the other officers and the Advisory Board, will form a list of people to serve on the prize selection committee and will submit the list to the SIAM Vice President at Large (SIAM VP) for approval prior to inviting the committee members to serve. The SIAG officers will seek to ensure a diverse composition of the prize committee in research area, gender, geography, employment sector (industry, national laboratories, universities), and under-represented groups. The appointments will be made at least twelve months in advance of the prize award date.
Tenure
The term of office will be from the date of appointment until the date of
the prize award.
Rules of Operation
The committee will solicit nominations for the prize from the general
membership of the SIAG/DS, using SIAM office resources as needed, and from
other members of the scientific community. If a committee member is
nominated for the award, the SIAG Chairperson will appoint a replacement
upon notification by the committee chairperson and with the approval of
the SIAM President.
Selection Procedures
Committee's Recommendation
The prize committee will notify the SIAM VP of its selection at
least eight months prior to the award date. The notification must be
accompanied by a written justification and a citation not exceeding 25
words that can be used for a certificate and read at award time.
The SIAM VP will accept or reject the recommendation at least seven months prior to the award date.
If the recommendation is accepted, the award presentation will be made according to the procedure below. If the recommendation is not accepted, the SIAM VPand the Chairperson of the Prize Committee will select an acceptable individual at least six months prior to the award date.
Notification of Award
The Chairperson of the Prize Committee will notify the recipient of the award at least six months in advance of the award date. An invitation will also be extended to the recipient to attend the award ceremony to receive the award.
Description of the Award
Type
The award will consist of a certificate containing the citation, a cash award, and an invitation to give a plenary lecture at the biennial meeting of the SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems. A prize fund exists for the Moser Lecture; a percentage of the prize fund is allocated to provide a cash award. Reasonable travel expenses incurred by the lecturer in attending the conference will be reimbursed.
Award Date and Period
The prize is awarded every second year (starting in 2001) at the biennial SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems.
Obligations of Recipient
The awardee is expected to attend the award ceremony and to present a plenary lecture at that meeting. As noted above, travel funds will be made available to reimburse the recipient for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending the award ceremony.
The Award Presentation
The Chairperson of the SIAG/DS will announce the award at the chosen meeting and present the award to the recipient. The recipient is expected to be present to receive the award.
An announcement of the award recipient will appear in the SIAM News and the SIAG/DS Newsletter.
Prize History
Previous recipients of the Jürgen Moser Lecture:
- 2001 Yakov G. Sinai
- 2003 David P. Ruelle
- 2005 Stephen Smale
- 2007 Harry L. Swinney
- 2009 Martin Golubitsky
- 2011 James A. Yorke View Presentation
- 2013 Nancy Kopell
- 2015 John Guckenheimer View presentation
- 2017 Edward Ott View Presentation
The next award will be made in 2019.
Selection Committee
Click here to see a list of selection committee members by year.
