AMS-SIAM Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
Photo of Norbert Wiener courtesy of the MIT Museum
About this Prize
This prize was established in 1967 in honor of Professor Norbert Wiener and was endowed by a fund from the Department of Mathematics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The endowment was further supplemented by a generous donor.
Since 2004, the US$5,000 prize has been awarded every three years.The American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics award this prize jointly; To be eligible, a nominee must be a member of the American Mathematical Society or of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in the year in which the nomination is made, and in each of the immediately prior three years (as of July 31 of each year) the nominee must have either been a member of the AMS or a member of SIAM.
Most Recent Prize: 2025Robert McCann, University of Toronto, will receive the 2025 American Mathematical Society (AMS) - Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics "in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to optimal transport theory, and for pioneering deep applications to economics and physics," according to the citation. McCann holds a Canada Research Chair in Mathematics, Economics, and Physics.
Prize announcement as seen in the news release.
See previous winnersNext Prize: January 2028
Nomination Period: 1 February - 31 May, 2027
Nomination Procedure:
Submit a letter of nomination describing the candidate's accomplishments including complete bibliographic citations for the work being nominated, a CV for the nominee, and a brief citation that explains why the work is important.