The $300,000 Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics is awarded for achievement and work of lasting significance in the field of mathematics. The prize was established in 1994. Recipients of the Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize present lectures, participate in department seminars, and engage with Northwestern faculty and students in other scholarly activities.
Professor of Mathematical Analysis, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
For his “deep and numerous contributions to calculus of variations and geometric measure theory, and broad and far-reaching influence on these fields.”
Together with his PhD advisor, Ennio De Giorgi, Ambrosio founded the theory of free discontinuity problems, a class of problems in the calculus of variations that involves the combination of volume and surface energies. Read more.
Nominating letters should be a maximum of 1,000 words and describe the nominee's professional experience, accomplishments and qualifications. Candidacy is open to those with outstanding achievement in their discipline as demonstrated by major contributions to new knowledge or the development of significant new modes of analysis. Individuals of all nationalities and institutional affiliations are eligible except current or recent members of the Northwestern University faculty and recipients of the Nobel Prize.
Submissions should also include the nominee's curriculum vitae. Nominations from experts in the field are preferred to institutional nominations; self-nominations will not be accepted.
For more information about the Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics, visit the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences' Department of Mathematics.
