Call for Nominations

Theodore von Kármán Prize

SIAM will award the Theodore von Kármán Prize at the 2009 SIAM Annual Meeting to be held July 6-10, 2009, in Denver, Colorado.

The Theodore von Kármán Prize is awarded every five years for a notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences made during the five to ten years preceding the award. The award will be given either for a single notable achievement or for a collection of such achievements.

Description of the Award

The award is in the sum of $1000. The recipient will receive a hand-calligraphed certificate and will be expected to present a lecture. SIAM will reimburse the recipient's expenses to attend the meeting and deliver the lecture.

Nominations

Nominations should be sent by November 1, 2008, to the address below. You are encouraged to make nominations via e-mail.

Professor Charles Doering
Chair, Theodore von Kármán Prize Committee
c/o J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 Market Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
USA

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

Selection Committee

Members of the selection committee are: Charles Doering (Chair), University of Michigan; Clint Dawson, University of Texas at Austin; Charbel Farhat, Stanford University.