SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing Career Prize

Established in 2009, the prize is awarded to a senior researcher for broad and distinguished contributions to the field of algorithms research and development for parallel scientific and engineering computing.

Prize Description

The SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing Career Prize (SIAG/SC Career Prize) is awarded every two years to one outstanding senior researcher who has made broad and distinguished contributions to the field of algorithms research and development for parallel scientific and engineering computing.

Read the full prize specifications.

Eligibility Criteria

The prize may be awarded to any scientist who has held a Ph.D. or equivalent degree for at least 15 years. The award can be received only once in a lifetime.

For the 2026 award, the candidate must have been awarded their Ph.D. no later than 2011.

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/SC Career Prize includes a certificate containing the citation. As part of the award, the recipient will be invited to present a plenary lecture at the SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing. SIAM will reimburse the recipient for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending the award ceremony and giving the lecture.

Learn more about the past recipients and selection committees.

Award Date

The prize will next be awarded in 2026 at the SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing.

Award Presentation

The Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing and the Chair of the Prize Committee will announce the award at the SIAM Conference on the Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing. An announcement of the award will appear in SIAM News, and on the activity group's website and newsletter.