Ivo and Renata Babuška Thesis Prize Selection Committee
General Description
- Committee is standing
- Number of members is at least 3
- Term is three years
Principal Activities
The committee selects a recipient of the Ivo and Renata Babuška Thesis Prize. The committee will communicate its selection to the Secretary for approval by the Executive Committee of the Council. The Ivo and Renata Babuška Thesis Prize is awarded annually to the author of an outstanding PhD thesis in mathematics, interdisciplinary in nature, possibly with applications to other fields.
Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
(as adopted by the April 2019 Council)
The American Mathematical Society is committed to promoting and facilitating equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the mathematical sciences. For its own long-term prosperity as well as that of the public at large, our discipline must connect with and appropriately incorporate all sectors of society. We reaffirm the pledge in the AMS Mission Statement to "advance the status of the profession of mathematics, encouraging and facilitating full participation of all individuals," and urge all members to conduct their professional activities with this goal in mind.
Miscellaneous Information
The work of the Committee can be done by email correspondence or virtual meeting. When a new chair is needed, the second-year member is usually appointed to allow for the possibility of serving in the subsequent year either as chair or as consultant to the new chair.
Members should be familiar with the Guidelines on Conflict of Interest for AMS Prize Selection Committees (as adopted by the January 2007 AMS Council).
Note to the Chair
For the purpose of archiving the committee activities, the Secretary maintains a central file system for archiving committee records. Committee Chairs are asked to submit committee records on yearly basis. Chairs can submit material at their discretion, and some materials that they may wish to provide are meeting minutes, agenda, and emails. Confidential material should be noted, so that it can be handled in a confidential manner.
Authorization
- Prize creation: Council Minutes, April 2022, Item 4.7.1.2
- January 02, 2024 Council, Item 2.3: Removed prize amount.
- Added recommendation about chair to Miscellaneous Information. (March 2024)
Past Members
A list of current and past members is available at:
http://www.ams.org/about-us/governance/committees/babuska-past.html