JPBM Communications Award

This award is given each year to reward and encourage communicators who, on a sustained basis, bring mathematical ideas and information to non-mathematical audiences.

Up to two awards of \$2,000 are made annually. Both mathematicians and non-mathematicians are eligible.

Next Award: January 2019

Nomination Deadline: March 15, 2018

Nomination Procedure: Nominations should be submitted to:

Professor Carla D. Savage
Office of the AMS Secretary
Department of Computer Science
Box 8206
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8206 USA
Email AMS Secretary Carla Savage

Please include biographical information and a short description of the work that is the basis of the nomination.

Most Recent Award: 2018

Vi Hart received the 2018 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award for entertaining, thought-provoking mathematics and music videos on YouTube that explain mathematical concepts through doodles.
Matt Parker also received the 2018 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award for communicating the excitement of mathematics to a worldwide audience through YouTube videos, TV and radio appearances, book and newspaper writings, and stand-up comedy.

About the Award: This award was established by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) in 1988. JPBM is a collaborative effort of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the American Statistical Association.