Call for 2010 Nominations
Sixth Vasil A. Popov Prize
Deadline: November 1, 2009
The Prize honors the memory of the Bulgarian analyst Vasil A. Popov (1942-1990),
best known for his contributions to Approximation theory. The Sixth Vasil A. Popov
Prize will be awarded at the 13th International Conference on Approximation Theory
to be held March 7-10, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas.
The Prize, which consists of an engraved marble trophy and a cash award, is
awarded every third year for outstanding research contributions in fields related to
Vasil Popov’s work. Eligibility for this Prize is restricted to young mathematicians
who did not have their terminal degree on June 1, 2003. The winner of the Prize will
be asked to deliver a plenary lecture at the Texas Conference.
The First Prize in 1995 was awarded to Albert Cohen (Paris VI), the Second Prize
in 1998 to Arno Kuijlaars (Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium), the Third
Prize in 2001 to Emmanuel Candes (Cal Tech), the Fourth Prize in 2004 to Serguei
Denissov (Wisconsin-Madison), and the Fifth Prize in 2007 to Mauro Maggioni (Duke).
The Selection Committee for the Sixth Vasil A. Popov Prize consists of Albert
Cohen (Paris VI), Wolfgang Dahmen (RWTH-Aachen), Arno Kuijlaars (Katholieke
Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium), Paul Nevai (The Ohio State University), Allan
Pinkus (Technion-Haifa), Pencho Petrushev (University of South Carolina), and
Edward Saff (Vanderbilt University).
Letters of nomination should include a brief description of the research related to the
nomination and a vita of the nominee. Other supporting material may also be
submitted.
All nominations must be received no later than November 1, 2009. Nominations for
the award and any supporting materials should be sent electronically or as hardcopies
to:
Pencho Petrushev, Chair
Popov Prize Selection Committee
Department of Mathematics
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
popov@math.sc.edu
(Original announcement PDF)
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