Elisheva Baumgarten, Member in the School of Historical Studies, has been awarded the Michael Bruno Memorial Prize of the Yad-Hanadiv Foundation and the Israeli Institute for Advanced Study.
Peter Sarnak, Professor in the
School of Mathematics, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the
University of St. Andrews. Sarnak received the award in recognition
of his ground-breaking work on analytic number theory.
James Simons, Vice Chairman of the Institute Board of Trustees,
received an honorary doctorate from York University in
recognition of his contributions to mathematics.
Institute Trustee Afsaneh M. Beschloss has received the 2016
Investor Lifetime Achievement Award from Institutional Investor
magazine. Beschloss is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rock
Creek, a global investment and advisory firm. Previously...
Joan Wallach Scott, Professor Emerita in the School of Social Science, received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University in recognition of her scholarly contributions to the understanding of gender history.
Jean Bourgain, IBM von Neumann
Professor in the School of Mathematics, was awarded the 2016
Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize for Mathematics by the
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Additionally,
Bruno Coppi, former Member in
the School of...
Edward Witten, Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of
Natural Sciences, has been awarded the Albert Einstein World Award
of Science 2016 from the World Cultural Council. Witten received this
award for his visionary research across physics and...
