Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student

The Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student is awarded every year jointly by AMS, MAA, and SIAM to an undergraduate student or to undergraduate students who have submitted joint work. Nominations are collected via the AMS website.

Prize Description

The Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize is awarded annually for outstanding research in mathematics by an undergraduate student (or students having submitted joint work). Students in Canada, Mexico, or the U.S. and its territories are eligible for consideration for the prize. The prize is given jointly by the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and the recipients are chosen by a joint selection committee.

 

Eligibility Criteria


The candidate must have been an undergraduate student at a college or university in Canada, Mexico, the U.S. or its territories in December of the year before the nomination period. The research may be contained in a key paper or papers to be considered for the prize. A candidate must still be a student at the time of the nomination; they may graduate during the March - June nomination period, but the nomination must be made and the key paper(s) must be submitted while the candidate is still a student. The key paper(s) do not have to have been published at the time of nomination.

For the 2025 award, the student must be a current undergraduate student at a college or university in Canada, Mexico, the U.S. or its territories as of December 31, 2023.

Required Materials

  • Nominator's letter of recommendation for candidate
  • Bibliographic citation for the published work that is the basis of the nomination
  • Nominator's suggested award citation (up to 50 words)
  • Unpublished papers (optional) in a single PDF
  • Additional letters of support (optional) in a single PDF

Attend the Meeting

The Morgan Prize will next be awarded at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM25) in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Prize Selection Committee

Members
Mario Banuelos, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO
Kenneth S Berenhaut, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
Jason S Howell, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
Marianne Korten, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Ken Ono, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

About the Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student

The Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize includes a $1,200 monetary award.

Award Date

The prize will next be awarded in January 2025 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings.

Award Presentation

The prize is presented at the awards ceremony at the Joint Mathematics Meeting. The announcement of the award will appear in Notices of the AMS, the AMS website, SIAM News, the SIAM website, and appropriated electronic media.

Award Fund

The prize is endowed by Mrs. Frank (Brennie) Morgan and carries the name of her late husband.

Prize History

  • Recipients