The Theodore von Kármán Prize in

applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathemati ...

is awarded every fifth year to an individual in recognition of his or her notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences. This award was established and endowed in 1968 in honor of

Theodore von Kármán Theodore von Kármán ( hu, ( szőllőskislaki) Kármán Tódor ; born Tivadar Mihály Kármán; 11 May 18816 May 1963) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronaut ...

by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

List of recipients

*1972

Geoffrey Ingram Taylor Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM FRS FRSE (7 March 1886 – 27 June 1975) was a British physicist and mathematician, and a major figure in fluid dynamics and wave theory. His biographer and one-time student, George Batchelor, described him as ...

*1979 George F. Carrier and

Joseph B. Keller Joseph Bishop Keller (July 31, 1923 – September 7, 2016) was an American mathematician who specialized in applied mathematics. He was best known for his work on the "geometrical theory of diffraction" (GTD). Early life and education Born i ...

*1984 Julian D. Cole *1989 Paul R. Garabedian *1994 Herbert B. Keller *1999 Stuart S. Antman, John M. Ball and Simone Zuccher *2004 Roland Glowinski *2009 Mary F. Wheeler *2014 Weinan E and Richard D. James *2020 Kaushik Bhattacharya

References

{{Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Awards established in 1968 Awards of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 1968 establishments in the United States

List of recipients

See also

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