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Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Algebra

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This Prize recognizes a notable research work in algebra that has appeared in the last six years. The work must be published in a recognized, peer-reviewed venue.

About this Prize

This prize (and the Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory) was founded in honor of Professor Frank Nelson Cole upon his retirement after twenty-five years as Secretary of the American Mathematical Society. Cole also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin for twenty-one years.The original fund was donated by Professor Cole from moneys presented to him on his retirement, and was augmented by contributions from members of the Society.The fund was later doubled by his son, Charles A. Cole, and supported by family members. It has been further supplemented by George Lusztig and by an anonymous donor.

The current prize amount is US$5,000 and the prize is awarded every three years.

Most Recent Prize: 2024

The 2024 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Algebra is awarded to Jessica Fintzen (University of Bonn) for her work transforming the understanding of representations of p-adic groups, in particular for the article "Types for tame p-adic groups," Ann. of Math. (2) 193 (2021), no. 1, 303–346.

Prize announcement as seen in the news release.

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Next Prize:  January 2027

Nomination Period:  1 February - 31 May

Nomination Procedure: 

Submit a letter of nomination, a complete bibliographic citation for the work being nominated, and a brief citation that explains why the work is important.

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