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Home   |   Programs   |   Prizes, Awards and Fellowships   |   Prizes   |   Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

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To recognize outstanding publications in the field of mathematical physics. The prize consists of $7,500 and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient plus travel expenses to attend the meeting at which the prize is bestowed. It will be presented annually.

Establishment & Support

The prize was established in 1959 by the Heineman Foundation for Research, Educational, Charitable, and Scientific Purposes, Inc., and is administered jointly by the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics. Biographical information on Dannie Heineman.

Rules & Eligibility

This prize is awarded solely for valuable published contributions made in the field of mathematical physics with no restrictions placed on a candidate's citizenship or country of residence. "Publication" is defined as either a single paper, a series of papers, a book, or any other communication which can be considered a publication. The prize may be awarded to more than one person on a shared basis when all recipients have contributed to the same accomplishments Nominations are active for three years.

Nomination & Selection Process

This year’s deadline has passed. Please check back soon for next year’s nomination information and deadline.

2009 Selection Committee: Beverly Berger, Itzhak Bars, Juan Maldacena, Mary Beth Ruskai, Harold Weitzner

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2009 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Recipient(s):
Alain Rouet
Carlo Becchi
University of Genoa
Igor Tyutin
Lebedev Physical Institute
Raymond Stora
LAPTH

Past Recipients:

2008: Mitchell Feigenbaum
2007: Joseph Polchinski
Juan Maldacena
2006: Daniel Freedman
Peter van Nieuwenhuizen
Sergio Ferrara
2005: Giorgio Parisi
2004: Gabriele Veneziano
2003: James W. York
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
2002: John H. Schwarz
Michael B. Green
2001: Vladimir Igorevich Arnol'd
2000: Sidney R. Coleman
1999: Barry M. McCoy
Tai Tsun Wu and Alexander B. Zamolodchikov
1998: Edward Witten
Nathan Seiberg
1997: Harry W. Lehmann
1996: Roy J. Glauber
1995: Roman W. Jackiw
1994: Richard L. Arnowitt, Stanley Deser and Charles W. Misner
1993: Martin C. Gutzwiller
1992: Stanley Mandelstam
1991: Thomas C. Spencer and Jurg Frohlich
1990: Yakov Sinai
1989: John S. Bell
1988: Julius Wess and Bruno Zumino
1987: Rodney Baxter
1986: A.M. Polyakov
1985: D.P. Ruelle
1984: R.B. Griffiths
1983: M.D. Kruskal
1982: J.C. Ward
1981: Jeffrey Goldstone
1980: Arthur Michael Jaffe
James Gilbert Glimm
1979: Gerard T. Hooft
1978: Elliott Lieb
1977: Steven Weinberg
1976: Stephen William Hawking
1975: Ludwig Dmitriyevich Faddeev
1974: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1973: Kenneth G. Wilson
1972: James D. Bjorken
1971: Roger Penrose
1970: Yoichiro Nambu
1969: Arthur Strong Wightman
1968: Sergio Fubini
1967: Gian Carlo Wick
1966: N.N. Bogolubov
1965: Freeman J. Dyson
1964: Tullio Regge
1963: Keith A. Brueckner
1962: Leon Van Hove
1961: Marvin L. Goldberger
1960: Aage Bohr
1959: Murray Gell-Mann
 
 
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