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Candès and De Lellis Awarded The Shaw Prize 2026

Posted on 5/27/26 in News

IPAM congratulates long time IPAM program participant, speaker, and organizer, and former Science Advisory Board Member Emmanuel Candès and IPAM program speaker Camillo De Lellis on receiving The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences 2026. The award recognizes their breakthrough contributions to the use of deep techniques from mathematical analysis to rigorously understand applied […]

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Newly Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences!

Posted on 5/20/26 in News

The National Academy of Sciences has recently announced the election of new members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. IPAM would like to recognize the following individuals who have contributed to IPAM programs as organizers, speakers, or participants: Scott Aaronson, […]

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Cynthia Dwork Awarded the 2026 Japan Prize

Posted on 1/22/26 in News

IPAM congratulates Dr. Cynthia Dwork on receiving the 2026 Japan Prize in Electronics, Information, and Communication for her pioneering contributions to building an ethical digital society, including differential privacy and fairness. Dwork’s work established mathematically rigorous foundations for privacy protection, algorithmic fairness, and secure, decentralized […]

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Wilfrid Gangbo receives 2026 AMS Award

Posted on 12/4/25 in News

UCLA Professor and Non-commutative Optimal Transport core participant, Wilfrid Gangbo, has received the 2026 Award for Distinguished Public Service by the AMS. This award recognizes his efforts to promote the professional careers of mathematicians from underrepresented groups, especially from African and African-American communities. To read […]

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