International Association of Mathematical Physics

News Bulletin April 2008

This page shows the latest news items about Mathematical Physics. Please send news and suggestions for forthcoming bulletins to IAMP secretary, iamp@ujf.cas.cz. Older bulletins are also available.

Contents:

1. New members


2. Prize nomination reminders


3. Forthcoming meetings


4. A journal announcement

1. New members: The following colleagues recently joined the Association
   

   Faqir Bhatti	Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
   Alessandro Giuliani	Universita di Roma Tre, Italy

2. Prize nomination reminders

   In addition to the main, well established prize of the IAMP, there are two new awards targeting young researchers in mathematical physics. Since a proper recognition of achievements is important for the Association, all the members are encouraged to think about the best candidates for all the prizes and to come up with nominations.
   
   
   • The Henri Poincaré Prize sponsored by the Daniel Iagolnitzer Foundation was created in 1997 to recognize outstanding contributions in mathematical physics, and contributions which lay the groundwork for novel developments in this broad field. The Prize is also created to recognize and support young people of exceptional promise who have already made outstanding contributions to the field of mathematical physics. The prize is awarded every three years at the International Congress of Mathematical Physics (ICMP) and in each case, is awarded to three individuals. A list of previous winners can be found here. Nominations for the 2009 Prize, which is to be awarded at the ICMP in Prague, can be made to any current member of the Executive Committee of the IAMP. There is no prescribed format for a nomination but the following information will help the selection committee with its task:
     
     • listing or description of the scientific work in support of the nomination
     • a recent cv of the nominee
     • a proposed citation should the nominee be selected for an award
     Please use email for your nomination; you will receive an acknowledgment that your nomination has been received. To ensure full consideration please submit your nominations by November 30, 2008.
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   • The IAMP Early Career Award was instituted recently; it will be given for the first time at the ICMP in Prague. The rules are the following:
     • The prize will be awarded in recognition of a single achievement in mathematical physics. The total prize value amounts to 3000 Euro and is reserved for scientists whose age in years since birth on July 31 of the year of the Congress is less than 35
     • A nomination for the prize should include the name of the candidate accompanied by a brief characterisation of the work singled out for the prize. Members of the IAMP should send their nomination or nominations to the President and to the Secretary by e-mail, and a fax or a hard copy should follow the e-mail
     • The recipient of the prize will be selected by a committee of 5 members determined by votes within the EC which shall decide the membership of the committee within one month of the expiration of the deadline for nominations
     • The Committee may consider candidates that have not been nominated by the members. The names of committee members will remain confidential within the EC until the prize ceremony. The IAMP will make every reasonable effort to make attendance at the ceremony possible for the selected candidate
     Nominations should be made not later than on February 3, 2009.
     
     
   • The IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Mathematical Physics. This prize is awarded triennially to at the most three young scientists satisfying the following criteria:
     • The recipients of the awards in a given year should have a maximum of 8 years of research experience (excluding career interruptions) following their PhD on January 1 of that year
     • The recipients should have performed original work of outstanding scientific quality in mathematical physics
     • Preference might be given to young mathematical physicists from developing countries
     The awards will again be given for the first time at the ICMP in Prague; the deadline for nominations is August 3, 2008.

3. Conference announcements

   There is a new meeting supported by the IAMP (type B),
   
   
   • XXVII International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Group27), in Yerevan, Armenia; August 13-19, 2008
   
   
   and several others recognized by the IAMP (type C):
   
   
   • Rigorous Results in Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory, Feza Gursey Institute, Istanbul, Turkey; June 12-20, 2008
   • Operator Theory, Analysis, and Mathematical Physics, Bedlewo, Poland; June 15-22, 2008
   • Summer School Current Topics in Mathematical Physics, ESI, Vienna; July 21-31, 2008 (a reminder, announced earlier)
   
   

4. A journal announcement

   • The Mathematical Physics Section of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical has become a &quote;featured section&quote; which involves giving free access to selected articles and special issues.

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