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Five Winners Receive Inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announces five winners of the inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics:
, Stony Brook University and Imperial College London, .
, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, .
, Harvard University , .
, University of California, Los Angeles , .
, Institute for Advanced Study, .
The Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics was launched by Mark Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony last December. It aims to recognize major advances in the field, honor the world's best mathematicians, support their future endeavors and communicate the excitement of mathematics to general public.
The laureates will be presented with their trophies and $3 million each at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony in November.
All five recipients of the Prize have agreed to serve on the Selection Committee, responsible for choosing subsequent winners of the prize from the pool of contenders nominated by the mathematics community. From 2015 onwards, one Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics will be awarded every year.
Mark Zuckerberg said:
Yuri Milner commented:
Online nominations are now open for the 2015 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences and Fundamental Physics, and can be submitted until June 30 . The nomination form and the rules are available at http://www.breakthroughprize.org.
Any individual can submit an online nomination but self-nominations are not allowed.
Each year, up to six Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences are awarded. The prize honors transformative advances toward understanding living systems and extending human life. One prize per year is for work contributing to the understanding of Parkinson's disease. Each laureate receives $3 million .
The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics recognizes major insights into the deepest questions of the Universe. The winner receives $3 million , and the prize can be split between several scientists.
Art Levinson has announced his retirement from the chairmanship of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation Board. Levinson, who has steered the Foundation from its inception in 2013, is stepping down due to the time requirements of his work as CEO of Calico. He will be succeeded by Cori Bargmann , a leading neurobiologist at Rockefeller University and one of the inaugural winners of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
Art Levinson remarked:
Cori Bargmann said:
The Breakthrough Prizes were founded by Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki , Jack Ma and Cathy Zhang , Yuri and Julia Milner , and Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan . The prizes aim to celebrate scientists and generate excitement about the pursuit of science as a career.
Laureates of each prize are chosen by its respective Selection Committee, comprising previous recipients of the prize.
The Selection Committee for the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics includes:
The Selection Committee for the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences includes:
Additional information on the Breakthrough Prizes is available at http://www.breakthroughprize.org.
For additional inquiries, contact Media@breakthroughprize.org.
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