SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Career Prize

Established in 2008, the prize is awarded to an outstanding senior researcher for broad and distinguished contributions to the solution of mathematical and computational problems in the geosciences.

Prize Description

The SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Career Prize (SIAG/GS Career Prize) is awarded every two years to an outstanding senior researcher who has made broad and distinguished contributions to the field of geosciences.

Read the full prize specifications.

Eligibility Criteria

The award may be given to any scientist who has held a Ph.D. or equivalent degree for at least 15 years.

For the 2027 award, the candidate must have received their Ph.D. no later than 2012. The award can be received only once in a lifetime.

Required Materials

  • Nominator’s letter of recommendation for candidate
  • Candidate's CV
  • Two or three letters of support from experts in the field

About the Award

The SIAG/GS Career Prize includes a certificate containing the citation. As part of the award, the recipient will be invited to give a brief plenary talk at the conference. SIAM will reimburse the recipient for reasonable travel expenses incurred in giving the talk.

Learn more about the past recipients and selection committees.

Award Date

The prize will next be awarded in 2025 at the SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences.

Award Presentation

The Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences and the Chair of the Prize Committee will announce the award at the SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences and present the award to the recipient. An announcement of the award will appear in SIAM News, and on the activity group's website and newsletter.

 

Prize Selection Committee

Chair
Son-Young Yi, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO

Members
Kirk Jordan, IBM CORPORATION
Noemi Petra, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED
Mario Putti, UNIVERSITY OF PADUA
Carol Woodward, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB