Lagrange Prize Explained

Lagrange-CRT Foundation Prize
Awarded For:	Outstanding contributions relevant to the progress of complexity science
Presenter:	CRT Foundation and ISI Foundation
Country:	Italy
Year:	2008
Website:	http://www.progettolagrange.it/en/fondazione_crt/index.html https://www.isi.it/lagrange-project/

The Lagrange-CRT Foundation Prize is an annual International award created by the CRT Foundation^[1] with the scientific coordination of the ISI Foundation.^[2] The prize is awarded for scientific research in the field of complexity sciences, its applications and dissemination.The Lagrange Prize is awarded in Turin, Italy.

Aim and Criteria

The Lagrange-CRT Foundation Prize is awarded to a selected scientist for achievements in research on complex systems, includingtheoretical and experimental research. In particular, the prize recognizes outstanding contributions relevant to the progress of complexity science.

The Lagrange Prize – CRT Foundation is widely considered the foremost prize on complex systems science and its societal impact worldwide. Established in 2008 as a crucial element of the Lagrange Project, the award activates and gathers relevant research communities, celebrating major accomplishments in the field. Among the names of the awardees are leading figures in science, including Nobel laureates.

The Prize

The winner of the Lagrange-CRT Foundation Prize is chosen by the Scientific Commission in collaboration with the ISI Foundation. The prize is in the amount of €50,000. The award ceremony takes place in Turin.

List of Winners

2023 Tina Eliassi-Rad^[3]
2020 Corona-Researchers at the Institute for Scientific Interchange^[4]
2019 Iain Couzin , David Gruber ^[5]
2018 Cesar Hidalgo^[6]
2017 Danielle Bassett^[7]
2016 John Brownstein
2015 Panos Ipeirotis , Jure Leskovec ^[8]
2014 Mark Newman ^[9]
2013 Duncan J. Watts ^[10]
2012 Lada Adamic , Xavier Gabaix
2011 Albert-László Barabási
2010 James J. Collins
2009 Giorgio Parisi
2008 Yakov G. Sinai , W. Brian Arthur

Special Prize for Diffusion and Promotion of the Culture of Complexity

2013 Riccardo Luna
2009 Mark Buchanan
2008 Philip Ball

References

Web site: CRT Foundation. 2012-02-17. 2012-03-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317232919/http://www.fondazionecrt.it/fondazioneEng. dead.
Web site: ISI foundation.
https://www.isi.it/en/media-press/the-lagrange-prize-crt-foundation-edition-2023 Press Release ISI Foundation
https://isi.it/en/lagrange-project/prize ISI Foundation: Prize Winners
https://www.isi.it/en/media-press/iain-d-couzin-e-david-gruber-vincono-il-premio-lagrange-fondazione-crt-2019 Press Release ISI Foundation
https://www.isi.it/en/media-press/c-sar-hidalgo-vince-il-premio-lagrange-fondazione-crt-2018 Press Release ISI Foundation
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2017/10/danielle-s-bassett-la-vincitrice-della-decima-edizione-del-premio-lagrange-fondazione-crt/987869/ Meteo Web
http://www.isi.it/press-release-a-panos-ipeirotis-e-jure-leskovec-il-premio-lagrange-fondazione-crt-2015/ Press Release ISI Foundation
Web site: Santa Fe Institute announcement, 2014..
Web site: Twitter feed announcing the 2013 winner..