The Elias M. Stein Prize for New Views in Evaluation is awarded for the event of groundbreaking strategies in evaluation which exhibit promise to revitalize established areas or create new alternatives for mathematical discovery. The present prize quantity is US$5,000 and the prize is awarded each three years for work printed within the previous six years.

This prize was endowed in 2022 by college students, colleagues, and pals of Elias M. Stein (my former advisor) to honor his outstanding legacy within the space of mathematical evaluation. Stein, who handed away in 2018, is remembered for figuring out many deep rules and strategies which transcend their unique context, and for opening totally new areas of analysis which captivated the eye and creativeness of generations of analysts. This prize seeks to acknowledge mathematicians at any profession stage who, like Stein, have discovered thrilling new avenues for mathematical exploration in topics previous or new or made deep insights which exhibit promise to reshape pondering throughout areas.

This would be the inaugural yr for the prize, and I’ve agreed to serve on the prize committee. We welcome nominations for the prize, which will likely be accepted till June 30, 2023, and are looking for a robust and various pool of nominees. Nominations (submitted at this hyperlink) ought to embrace a letter of nomination and a short quotation for use within the occasion that the nomination is profitable. Alternatively, in case you are conscious of a robust potential candidate however will not be capable of present the nomination your self, we welcome your suggestion (by non-public e-mail) together with — if attainable — your recommendations of attainable nominators. 

For questions on this award, please contact the AMS Secretary at secretary@ams.org.