Germund Dahlquist Prize
Principal Guideline
The prize, established in 1995, is awarded for original contributions to fields associated with Germund Dahlquist, especially the numerical solution of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific computing.
Prize Committee
The prize committee will consist of five members, with one designated as "Chair." The prize committee will be chosen by unanimous agreement of the president of SIAM and two members of a standing committee associated with the prize. One member of the prize committee should be a representative of the Nordic numerical analysis community, preferably associated with a Nordic applied mathematics /numerical analysis society.
Appointments to the prize committee should be made at least eighteen months before the prize award date.
Tenure of the Prize Committee
The committee for each prize serves from the date of appointment until the
prize is awarded. If no prize winner is chosen, the committee's duties
will be completed.
Rules of Operations
The prize committee will determine its own procedures and rules of
operations.
Standing Committee
The standing committee for the Dahlquist Prize should consist of between two and five distinguished numerical analysts knowledgeable about the fields covered by the prize. New members of the standing committee are chosen by existing members, subject to approval by the SIAM president.
Selection Procedures
Eligibility
The prize can only be awarded to a researcher who has at most 18 years (full time equivalent) of involvement in mathematics since PhD at the award date, allowing for breaks in continuity, or who in the opinion of the prize committee is at an equivalent stage in their career.
Nominations
The prize committee is responsible for solicitation and evaluation of
nominations. Nominations may be made by anyone, including members of the
prize committee. It is the responsibility of the nominator to provide all
relevant information to the prize committees, including a resume and any
letter(s) of support.
The nomination for the award should be reported by the prize committee to the SIAM president at least seven months before the date of the award. The nomination for the award must be accompanied by a written justification and a citation of about 100 words that can be read at the award date.
The president will report these findings to the Executive Committee of the SIAM Council. That committee will accept or reject the nomination at least six months prior to the award date.
If the nomination is accepted, the award presentation will be made according to the procedure below. If the nomination is not accepted, the prize committee may offer a second nomination. However, this must be done so as to allow acceptance or rejection by the Executive Committee at least five months prior to the award date.
Prize Award Date
A prize committee will be appointed every two years. If no prize is awarded, the award date moves ahead two years.
Description of the Award
The award is to include a certificate containing the citation and a cash prize, the amount of which is to be determined by the Executive Committee of the SIAM Board in consultation with the standing committee. Normally, the amount of the prize will be approximately the available proceeds from the endowment, and should be approximately $1000 plus reasonable travel costs to the meeting at which the prize is awarded.
Award Presentation
The prize will be given every two years at one of the (1) SciCADE conferences, (2) an ICIAM conference, or (3) the SIAM Annual Meeting. Presentation of the award will be made by a member of the standing committee or by the president of SIAM. The recipient may be required to present a talk at the conference, and will be encouraged to submit a paper to SIAM Review.
Prize Fund
SIAM has the responsibility for managing and administering the prize fund.
Prize History
The Germund Dahlquist Prize awards:
- 1995 J. M. Sanz-Serna
- 1997 Andrew M. Stuart
- 1999 Linda R. Petzold
- 2001 Christian Lubich
- 2003 Sebastian Reich
- 2005 Desmond J. Higham
- 2007 Robert McLachlan
- 2009 Eric Vanden-Eijnden
- 2011 Steven J. Ruuth
The next award will be made in 2013.
Selection Committee
Click here to see a list of selection committee members by year.
