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The ''Gold Medal of the [[Institute of Mathematics and its Applications]] (IMA)'' is a biennial prize established in 1982 by the IMA "in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematics and its applications over a period of years". These contributions may take several different forms, including "the building up of a research group of exceptional merit", "notable contributions to the application of mathematical techniques" or "outstanding contributions to the improvement of the teaching of mathematics"<ref name="Institute for Mathematics and its Applications">{{cite web|title=IMA Gold Medal|url=https://ima.org.uk/awards-medals/ima-gold-medal/|accessdate=16 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="IMA Gold Medalists">{{cite web|title=Article "IMA Gold Medalists" on page 3 of Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter Spring 2009, Number 7|url=https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/system/files/legacy/3277/newsletter_0509_0.pdf|publisher=University of Oxford|accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref>.
The ''Gold Medal of the [[Institute of Mathematics and its Applications]] (IMA)'' is a biennial prize established in 1982 by the IMA "in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematics and its applications over a period of years". These contributions may take several different forms, including "the building up of a research group of exceptional merit", "notable contributions to the application of mathematical techniques" or "outstanding contributions to the improvement of the teaching of mathematics".<ref name="Institute for Mathematics and its Applications">{{cite web|title=IMA Gold Medal|url=https://ima.org.uk/awards-medals/ima-gold-medal/|accessdate=16 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="IMA Gold Medalists">{{cite web|title=Article "IMA Gold Medalists" on page 3 of Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter Spring 2009, Number 7|url=https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/system/files/legacy/3277/newsletter_0509_0.pdf|publisher=University of Oxford|accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref>


==Prize winners list==
==Prize winners list==
Source: [http://https://ima.org.uk/awards-medals/ima-gold-medal/ Institute of Mathematics and its Applications]
Source: [https://ima.org.uk/awards-medals/ima-gold-medal/ Institute of Mathematics and its Applications]
* 1982 [[James Lighthill|Professor Sir J. Lighthill]], FRS and [[Alan B Tayler|Dr A. B. Tayler]]
* 1982 [[James Lighthill|Professor Sir J. Lighthill]], FRS and [[Alan B Tayler|Dr A. B. Tayler]]
* 1984 Dr J. M. Hammersley, FRS and Sir A. Wilson, FRS
* 1984 Dr J. M. Hammersley, FRS and Sir A. Wilson, FRS

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The Gold Medal of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is a biennial prize established in 1982 by the IMA "in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematics and its applications over a period of years". These contributions may take several different forms, including "the building up of a research group of exceptional merit", "notable contributions to the application of mathematical techniques" or "outstanding contributions to the improvement of the teaching of mathematics".[1][2]

Prize winners list

Source: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

  • 1982 Professor Sir J. Lighthill, FRS and Dr A. B. Tayler
  • 1984 Dr J. M. Hammersley, FRS and Sir A. Wilson, FRS
  • 1986 Professor G. A. Barnard and Professor Sir S. Edwards, FRS
  • 1988 Professor Sir H. Bondi, FRS
  • 1990 No award
  • 1992 Professor O. C. Zienkiewicz, FRS
  • 1994 Professor F. Ursell, FRS
  • 1996 Professor M. J. D. Powell, FRS
  • 1998 No award
  • 2000 Professor I. N. Stewart, FRS
  • 2002 Professor K. W. Morton and Professor F. C. Piper
  • 2004 Professor J. M. T. Thompson, FRS
  • 2006 Dr J. R. Ockendon
  • 2008 Professor J. D. Murray, FRS and Professor T. J. Pedley, FRS
  • 2010 Professor L. N. Trefethen, FRS
  • 2012 Dr M. Sabin
  • 2014 C. Cocks CB DSc
  • 2016 Professor A. C. Croft and Professor D. A. Lawson
  • 2018 Professor R. Twarock

References

  1. ^ "IMA Gold Medal". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Article "IMA Gold Medalists" on page 3 of Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter Spring 2009, Number 7" (PDF). University of Oxford. Retrieved 31 August 2018.