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2016 Class of the Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (sorted by institution)

The 2016 class of Fellows of the AMS appears below sorted by institution. The institution listed has been designated by the individual. See the main Fellows of the AMS page for further information. You may also view this list sorted by last name only.

Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Hungarian Academy of Science
Pach, János
For contributions to discrete and combinatorial geometry and to convexity and combinatorics.
American Institute of Mathematics
Conrey, J. Brian
For contributions to research and exposition in number theory, and for service to the profession.
Boston College
Li, Tao
For contributions to low-dimensional topology, especially the topology of three-manifolds.
Boston University
Kopell, Nancy
For contributions to dynamical systems, applications to neuroscience, and leadership in mathematical biology.
Stevens, Glenn H.
For contributions to the theory of p-adic modular forms and for service to the mathematical community.
Carnegie Mellon University
Pego, Robert L.
For contributions to partial differential equations and applied mathematics.
Cornell University
Kassabov, Martin
For contributions to the theory of discrete groups and their growth and expansion properties.
Strogatz, Steven H.
For contributions to nonlinear dynamics and complex systems, and for the promotion of mathematics in the public sphere.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Krieger, Joachim
For contributions to nonlinear hyperbolic equations.
Pach, János
For contributions to discrete and combinatorial geometry and to convexity and combinatorics.
Harvey Mudd College
de Pillis, Lisette
For contributions to mathematical oncology and immunology research, leadership in mathematical biology education, and for service to the mathematical community.
Indiana University, Bloomington
Lunts, Valery
For contributions to algebraic and arithmetic geometry and to model theory.
Turaev, Vladimir
For contributions to low-dimensional topology and topological quantum field theory.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kim, Ju-Lee
For contributions to the representation theory of semisimple groups over nonarchimedean local fields and for service to the profession.
Sipser, Michael
For contributions to complexity theory and for leadership and service to the mathematical community.
North Carolina State University
Hersh, Patricia
For contributions to algebraic and topological combinatorics, and for service to the mathematical community.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Fornaess, John Erik
For contributions to several complex variables and to complex dynamics.
Princeton University 
Chang, Sun-Yung Alice
For contributions to geometric analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations, and harmonic analysis.
Dafermos, Mihalis
For contributions to general relativity and partial differential equations.
Zhang, Shou-Wu
For contributions to Arakelov geometry, arithmetic dynamics, and for extensions of the Gross-Zagier formula.
Purdue University
Gabrielov, Andrei
For contributions to real algebraic and analytic geometry, and the theory of singularities, and for contributions to geophysics.
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick
Carlen, Eric Anders
For contributions to functional analysis, mathematical physics, and probability.
Sesum, Natasa
For contributions to geometric analysis.
Soffer, Avraham
For contributions to mathematical physics and nonlinear partial differential equations.
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Newark
Mosher, Lee
For contributions to geometric group theory.
Santa Fe Institute
Moore, Cristopher
For contributions to randomized algorithms and quantum computing, bridging mathematics, statistical physics, and theoretical computer science.
Tel Aviv University
Alon, Noga
For contributions to combinatorics, theoretical computer science, combinatorial geometry, information theory, and related areas.
Temple University
Berhanu, Shiferaw
For contributions to complex analysis and partial differential equations, and for service to the global mathematical community.
Texas A&M University
Schlumprecht, Thomas
For contributions to the geometry of Banach spaces.
The City University of New York, The Graduate Center
Shub, Michael
For contributions to smooth dynamics and to complexity theory.
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)
Loeser, Francois
For contributions to algebraic and arithmetic geometry and to model theory.
University of California, Berkeley
Holtz, Olga V.
For contributions to numerical linear algebra, numerical analysis, approximation theory, theoretical computer science, and algebra.
 University of California, Los Angeles
Duke, William
For contributions to analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms.
Moschovakis, Yiannis N.
For contributions to mathematical logic, especially set theory and computability theory, and for exposition.
University of California, Riverside
Chair, Vyjayanthi
For contributions to the theory of quantum groups and affine Lie algebras, and for service to the mathematical community.
University of California, San Diego
Agler, Jim
For contributions to operator theory and the theory of analytic functions of several complex variables.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Sideris, Thomas C.
For contributions to nonlinear partial differential equations arising in physics, fluid dynamics, and elasticity.
University of Georgia
Rumely, Robert
For contributions to arithmetic potential theory, computational number theory, and arithmetic dynamics.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Furman, Alexander
For contributions to dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and Lie groups.
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Propp, James
For contributions to combinatorics and probability, and for mentoring and exposition.
University of Michigan
Smith, Karen E.
For contributions to commutative algebra and algebraic geometry.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Mayboroda, Svitlana
For contributions to harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, and applications to mathematical physics.
University of Missouri-Columbia
Cutkosky, Steven Dale
For contributions to algebraic and analytic geometry and to commutative algebra, and for exposition.
University of New Mexico
Buium, Alexandru
For contributions to number theory and algebraic geometry, particularly the development of a theory of arithmetic differential equations.
University of Oregon
Kleshchev, Alexander
For contributions to the representation theory of finite groups, Hecke algebras, and Kac-Moody algebras, and for exposition.
University of South Florida
Totik, Vilmos
For contributions to classical analysis and approximation theory and for exposition.
University of Szeged
Totik, Vilmos
For contributions to classical analysis and approximation theory and for exposition.
University of Texas at Austin
Pavlovic, Natasa
For contributions to nonlinear analysis and partial differential equations, and for mentoring and service to the mathematical community.
Vasseur, Alexis
For contributions to fluid mechanics, transport theory, calculus of variations, and kinetic theory, and for mentoring and professional leadership.
University of Utah
Toledo, Domingo
For contributions to complex and algebraic geometry, the topology of algebraic varieties, and the study of representations of fundamental groups of Kähler manifolds.
University of Warwick
Hairer, Martin
For contributions to complex and algebraic geometry, the topology of algebraic varieties, and the study of representations of fundamental groups of Kähler manifolds.
Vanderbilt University
Mckenzie, Ralph
For contributions to universal algebra and for mathematical exposition.

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