The Australian Mathematical Society Medal
The Australian Mathematical Society Medal is awarded to a member of the Society under the age of 40 years for distinguished research in the mathematical sciences. A significant portion of the research work should have been carried out in Australia.
(Read more about the rules for the medal.)
Each year the Medal is presented at the opening session of the Annual Meeting. The award was first presented in 1981.
- Nominations close on 22 May 2020, should comply with rule 9, include a completed form available here and be lodged at: http://journal.austms.org.au/ojs/index.php/AMPA/login.
- Nominators should receive an acknowledgement of the nomination: if this is not received please contact the Committee Chair, Yvonne Stokes at yvonne.stokes@adelaide.edu.au.
Australian Mathematics Society medal winners* to date are:
- 2019 – A/Prof. David Harvey
- 2018 – Professor Geordie Williamson
- 2017 – Dr Richard Garner and Dr Anthony Licata
- 2016 – Professor Aidan Sims
- 2015 – Dr Scott Morrison
- 2014 – A/Prof. Josef Dick
- 2013 – Dr Craig Westerland
- 2012 – A/Prof. Anthony Henderson and Stephen Keith
- 2011 – Dr Todd Oliynyk
- 2010 – Professor Kate Smith-Miles
- 2009 – Dr Steve Lack and Dr Ian Wanless
- 2008 – Dr Shahar Mendelson
- 2007 – not awarded
- 2006 – Dr Andrew Mathas
- 2005 – Professor Terence Tao FAA, FRS
- 2004 – not awarded
- 2003 – Dr Benjamin Hardwick Andrews and Dr Andrew Hassell
- 2002 – Dr Xu-Jia Wang
- 2001 – Dr Peter G. Bouwknegt, Dr Alexander I. Molev and Professor Hugh P. Possingham FAA
- 2000 – Dr Christine M. O’Keefe and Professor Mathai Varghese
- 1999 – Dr John I.E. Urbas
- 1998 – Dr Murray T. Batchelor
- 1997 – A/Prof. Michael K. Murray
- 1996 – Dr Igor Shparlinski FAA
- 1995 – Professor Adrian J. Baddeley FAA
- 1994 – not awarded
- 1993 – Dr Peter J. Forrester FAA and Professor Nick C. Wormald
- 1992 – Dr Michael Eastwood FAA
- 1991 – Dr Gerhard Huisken
- 1990 – Dr Brendan Damien McKay FAA
- 1989 – Professor Michael George Cowling FAA
- 1988 – Dr Frank R. de Hoog
- 1987 – Professor Joachim Hyam Rubenstein FAA
- 1986 – Professor Peter Gavin Hall FAA, FRS
- 1985 – not awarded
- 1984 – Professor Richard Pierce Brent FAA
- 1983 – Professor Leon Melvyn Simon FAA
- 1982 – Professor Gavin Brown FAA
- 1981 – Professor Neil Sidney Trudinger FAA, FRS
*Listings are mostly with title as at date of the award.