The T. Brooke Benjamin Prize includes a certificate containing the citation. SIAM will reimburse the recipient for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending the award ceremony.
T. Brooke Benjamin (1929-1995) made seminal contributions to the subject of nonlinear waves and coherent structures throughout the latter half of the 20th century. Many key contributions central to the theory of nonlinear waves bear his name, along with the names of his many collaborators. He received his PhD in 1955, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1966, held positions at Cambridge, Essex, and Oxford, and was appointed Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Oxford in 1979, a position which he held until his death in 1995. A biography can be found in J. C. R. Hunt. TBB Bio, Biogr. Mem. Fellows Roy. Soc. 49 39-67 (2003).
Award Date
The prize will next be awarded in 2024 at the SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures.
Award Presentation
The Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent will present the award at the conference. An announcement of the award will appear in SIAM News.
Award Fund
An endowment associated with the award has been set up; a list of donors is here.