Abel Prize

Gregory Margulis is a Russian-American mathematician known for his work on lattices in Lie groups, and the introduction of methods from ergodic theory into diophantine approximation. He won the Fields Medal in 1978 for providing innovative analysis of the structure of Lie groups and received the Abel Prize in 2020.

Furstenberg is known for his application of probability theory and ergodic theory methods to other areas of mathematics, including number theory and Lie groups. He is one of the Abel Prize Laureates of 2020.

For her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory and integrable systems, and for the fundamental impact of her work on analysis, geometry and mathematical physics, Karen Uhlenbeck was awarded the 2019 Abel Prize.

For his visionary program connecting representation theory to number theory Robert langlands was awarded the Abel Prize in 2018.

Yves Meyer won the Abel Prize in 2017 for his pivotal role in the development of the mathematical theory of wavelets

For striking and seminal contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations and its applications to geometric analysis Louis Nirenberg was awarded the Abel Prize alongside John F. Nash Jr..

For striking and seminal contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations and its applications to geometric analysis John F. Nash Jr. was awarded the Abel Prize alongside Louis Nirenberg.

Yakov Sinai won the Abel Prize in 2014 for his fundamental contributions to dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and mathematical physics.

Deligne received the Abel Prize in 2013 for seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for his transformative impact on number theory, representation theory, and related fields.

Abel Prize 2011: For pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry, and algebra.

John Tate received the Abel Prize in 2010 for his vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers.

Mikhail Gromov won the 2009 Abel Prize for his revolutionary contributions to geometry.

Abel Prize winner of 2008 for his profound achievements in algebra and in particular for shaping modern group theory.

Known and recognized with the Abel Prize for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large deviation.

For his profound and seminal contributions to harmonic analysis and the theory of smooth dynamical systems, Lennart Carleson was given the Abel Prize in 2006.

Peter Lax won the Abel Prize in 2005 for his groundbreaking contributions to the theory and application of partial differential equations and to the computation of their solutions.

For their discovery and proof of the index theorem, bringing together topology, geometry and analysis, and their outstanding role in building new bridges between mathematics and theoretical physics, Atiyah and I. Singer were awarded the Abel Prize in 2004.

Serre was awarded the Abel Prize in 2003 for playing a key role in shaping the modern form of many parts of mathematics, including topology, algebraic geometry and number theory.