IMA Gold Medal explained

The Gold Medal of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is a biennial prize established in 1982 by the IMA "in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematics and its applications over a period of years". These contributions may take several different forms, including "the building up of a research group of exceptional merit", "notable contributions to the application of mathematical techniques" or "outstanding contributions to the improvement of the teaching of mathematics".^{[1] [2]}

Prize winners list

Source: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

• 1982 Professor Sir J. Lighthill, FRS and Dr A. B. Tayler^[3]
• 1984 Dr J. M. Hammersley, FRS^[4] and Sir A. Wilson, FRS
• 1986 Professor G. A. Barnard and Professor Sir S. Edwards, FRS
• 1988 Professor Sir H. Bondi, FRS
• 1990 No award
• 1992 Professor O. C. Zienkiewicz, FRS
• 1994 Professor F. Ursell, FRS
• 1996 Professor M. J. D. Powell, FRS
• 1998 No award
• 2000 Professor I. N. Stewart, FRS^{[5] [6]}
• 2002 Professor K. W. Morton and Professor F. C. Piper
• 2004 Professor J. M. T. Thompson, FRS
• 2006 Dr J. R. Ockendon^[7]
• 2008 Professor J. D. Murray, FRS and Professor T. J. Pedley, FRS
• 2010 Professor L. N. Trefethen, FRS^[8]
• 2012 Dr M. Sabin^[9]
• 2014 C. Cocks CB DSc
• 2016 Professor A. C. Croft^[10] and Professor D. A. Lawson^[11]
• 2018 Professor R. Twarock
• 2020 Professor N. Higham^{[12] [13]}

See also

• List of mathematics awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: IMA Gold Medal. 16 May 2018.
2. Web site: Article "IMA Gold Medalists" on page 3 of Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter Spring 2009, Number 7. University of Oxford. 31 August 2018.
3. Web site: Article "IMA Gold Medalists" on page 3 of Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter Spring 2009, Number 7. University of Oxford. 31 August 2018.
4. Web site: Article "IMA Gold Medalists" on page 3 of Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter Spring 2009, Number 7. University of Oxford. 31 August 2018.
5. Web site: Ian Stewart Biographical Sketch . 5 September 2018.
6. Web site: Ian Stewart . The Science Factory . 5 September 2018.
7. Web site: Article "IMA Gold Medalists" on page 3 of Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter Spring 2009, Number 7. University of Oxford. 31 August 2018.
8. Web site: Nick Trefethen awarded the 2010 IMA Gold Medal . Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford . 5 September 2018.
9. Web site: Dr Malcolm Sabin awarded IMA’s Gold Medal . University of Cambridge . 5 September 2018.
10. Web site: Prestigious gold medal for mathematics professor . Loughborough University . 5 September 2018.
11. Web site: Duncan Lawson Biography . Newman University Birmingham . 5 September 2018.
12. Web site: IMA Gold Medal 2020 awarded to Professor Nick Higham . Institute of Mathematics and its Applications . 11 January 2021.
13. Web site: Nick Higham Awarded IMA Gold Medal 2020 . The University of Manchester . 11 January 2021.