Call for Nomination

George Pólya Prize

The George Pólya Prize honors the memory of George Pólya and is given in even-numbered years for notable contributions in two alternating categories: (1) for a notable application of combinatorial theory; (2) for a notable contribution in another area of interest to George Pólya, such as approximation theory, complex analysis, number theory, orthogonal polynomials, probability theory, or mathematical discovery and learning.

The 2008 award will be given for a notable application of combinatorial theory. The award will be presented at the 2008 SIAM Annual Meeting to be held July 7-11, 2008, in San Diego, California.

Eligibility

There are no restrictions except that the prize is broadly intended to recognize specific recent work.  Strong preference will be given to selecting one person as the prize winner.

Description of Award

The award will consist of an engraved medal and a $20,000 cash prize.  Travel expenses to the award ceremony will be provided by the prize fund.

Nominations

A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s) should be sent by December 31, 2007, to:

George Pólya Prize Selection Committee
Dr. Rolf Moehring, Chair
c/o J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 Market Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
USA

E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: +1-215-386-7999

Selection Committee

Members of the selection committee are:
Rolf Möhring, Berlin University of Technology, Germany (Chair)
David S. Johnson, AT&T Labs - Research
Alex Pothen, Old Dominion University
Carla Savage, North Carolina State University
Douglas B. West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign