IMU Prizes 2006

Fields Medals 2006

		Andrei Okounkov	Grigori Perelman Grigori Perelman declined to accept the award
		Terence Tao	Wendelin Werner

The Fields medals were given to the recipients by King Juan Carlos of Spain.
IMU President John Ball, chair of the Fields Medal Committee, announced the winners with a Power Point presentation [also available in PDF].

Press Releases

• Fields Medal 2006 Overview
• Fields Medal 2006 for Andrei Okounkov
• Fields Medal 2006 for Grigori Perelman
• Fields Medal 2006 for Terence Tao
• Fields Medal 2006 for Wendelin Werner

Rolf Nevanlinna Prize 2006

		Jon Kleinberg

The Nevanlinna Prize was given to the recipient by King Juan Carlos of Spain.
Margaret Wright, chair of the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize Committee, announced the winner with a Power Point presentation [also available in PDF].

Press Releases

• Nevanlinna Prize 2006 for Jon Kleinberg

Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize for Applications of Mathematics 2006

Prize Citation		Kiyosi Itô (Japanese information)		IMU President John Ball presents the Gauss medal to Kiyosi Itô at a special ceremony on September 14, 2006 in Kyoto. Here is Kiyosi Itô's "thank you speech".

The Gauss Prize was presented to Junko Itô, the youngest daughter of the recipient, by King Juan Carlos of Spain. Kiyosi Itô could not attend the award ceremony for health reasons. Martin Grötschel, chair of the Gauss Prize Committee, announced the winner with a Power Point presentation [also available in PDF]. Before the Gauss Prize Lecture, that Hans Föllmer (HU Berlin) presented on Wednesday, August 23, 2006, Junko Itô read Kiyosi Itô's short "thank you speech" [also available in PDF].

Press Releases

• Gauss Prize 2006 for Kiyosi Itô
• Gauss Prize 2006 for Kiyosi Itô (long version)