The Henri Poincaré Prize
sponsored by the
The Prize 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
Mathematical Physics Congress and in each case, is an award to
three individuals. The laureates:
- Henri Poincaré
Prize 2006 was awarded to Ludvig D. Faddeev
(Citation, Laudatio), David Ruelle
(Citation, Laudatio), and Edward Witten
(Citation, Laudatio)
- Henri Poincaré
Prize 2003 was awarded to Huzihiro Araki
(Citation, Laudatio),
Elliott H. Lieb
(Citation, Laudatio),
and Oded Schramm
(Citation, Laudatio)
- Henri Poincaré
Prize 2000 was awarded to Joel Lebowitz
(Citation, Laudatio),
Walter Thirring
(Citation, Laudatio),
and Horng-Tzer Yau
(Citation, Laudatio)
- Henri
Poincaré Prize 1997 was awarded to Rudolf Haag
(Citation, Laudatio), Maxim Kontsevich
(Citation, Laudatio), and Arthur Wightman
(Citation, Laudatio)
The prize committees in the respective years:
- 2006: Volker Bach (chair), Juerg Froehlich, Nicolai Reshetikhin, Raymond Stora, Jakob Yngvason
- 2003: Ruedi Seiler (chair), David Brydges, Detlef Buchholz, Ludwig Faddeev, Joel Lebowitz
- 2000: John Klauder (chair), Antti Kupiainen, David Ruelle, Yakov Sinai, Herbert Spohn
- 1997: Sergio Doplicher (chair), Juerg Froehlich, Daniel Iagolnitzer, Aubrey Truman