Bombieri Shares 2010 King Faisal Prize

The 2010 King Faisal International Prize in Science (Mathematics) is shared by Enrico Bombieri, IBM von Neumann Professor in the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Australian Terence Chi-Shen Tao, former visitor in the School of Mathematics and James and Carol Collins Chair of Mathematics at the University of California. The King Faisal Foundation selected Bombieri for his pioneering contributions to various branches of mathematics, highlighting work that expresses originality, power, and clarity of exposition, addressing fundamental and difficult problems in number theory, algebraic geometry, complex analysis, and minimal surfaces. Tao was selected for his highly original solutions of very difficult and important problems and for his technical brilliance in the use of the necessary mathematical machinery. The Prizes are awarded annually and presented during a ceremony in Riyadh under the auspices of the King of Saudi Arabia. The Science prize rotates annually among several fields.