Professor Hugh Osborn and Professor Jack Thorne elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
5 May 2020
Professor Hugh Osborn (DAMTP) and Professor Jack Thorne (DPMMS) have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society. Hugh Osborn has been recognised for his important contributions to quantum field theory. Jack Thorne has been recognised for multiple breakthroughs in diverse areas of algebraic number theory, and becomes the youngest living member of the Fellowship.
Dr John Taylor awarded Pilkington Prize
20 April 2020
Dr John Taylor (DAMTP) is one of the 2020 winners of the University of Cambridge's Pilkington Prize, and is featured in this University video with awardees and their students. The Pilkington Prizes are awarded annually to University of Cambridge staff in recognition of their contributions to teaching excellence.
Adams Prize Winners 2019-20 Announced
17 March 2020
The Adams Prize 2019-20 has been awarded jointly to Professor Konstantin Ardakov (University of Oxford) and Dr Michael Wemyss (University of Glasgow), for their work in the field of Algebra. The Adams Prize is awarded jointly each year by the Faculty of Mathematics and St John's College, Cambridge, to UK-based researchers under the age of 40 doing first class international research in the Mathematical Sciences.
Dr Helen Mason appears on BBC Radio 4 'In Our Time'
24 January 2020
Dr Helen Mason (DAMTP) was a guest on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time on 23 January 2020. The programme explored the solar wind - the flow of particles from the outer region of the Sun which we can observe in the Northern and Southern Lights.
Dr Oscar Randal-Williams awarded Oberwolfach Prize
6 November 2019
Dr Oscar Randal-Williams (DPMMS) has been awarded the 2019 Oberwolfach Prize for excellent achievements in Geometry and Topology. The Oberwolfach Prize is awarded approximately every three years for excellent achievements in changing fields of mathematics.
10 September 2019
The Faculty is saddened to report the death on 17th August of Dr Stephen Siklos.
Professor Peter Wadhams featured in 'Ice on Fire' documentary
14 August 2019
Professor Peter Wadhams (DAMTP) features as one of the contributors to the documentary film 'Ice on Fire', produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was released in June 2019. The film deals with climate change and, in particular, with the threat from Arctic methane and the possibilities of climate restoration through direct air capture of CO2.
Professor Anne-Christine Davis awarded Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize
2 July 2019
Professor Anne-Christine Davis (DAMTP) has been awarded the 2019 Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics. The prize is awarded for outstanding and sustained contributions to leadership in a physics context. Professor Davis has been recognised for her outstanding support and leadership in physics, particularly for women and those from non-traditional backgrounds, for her leadership of the UK particle cosmology community, and her gender championship roles.
Dr Anders Hansen awarded LMS Whitehead Prize
1 July 2019
Dr Anders Hansen (DAMTP) has been awarded a prestigious Whitehead Prize by the London Mathematical Society. The award recognises Dr Hansen's diverse and fundamental contributions to computational mathematics, especially his development of the Solvability Complexity Index and its corresponding classification hierarchy.
Caucher Birkar, Peter Haynes and Richard Jozsa elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
1 May 2019
Professor Caucher Birkar (DPMMS), Professor Peter Haynes (DAMTP) and Professor Richard Jozsa (DAMTP) have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society in recognition of their outstanding contributions to science.