Jürgen Moser Lecture

The prize was established in 2000 in memory of Jürgen Moser, a leading mathematician who helped develop influential theories in celestial mechanics and dynamical systems theory. It is awarded to one individual who has made distinguished contributions to nonlinear science.

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Prize Description

The SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems (SIAG/DS) awards the Jürgen Moser Lecture every two years to an individual who has made distinguished contributions to nonlinear science. The term “nonlinear science” is used in the spirit of the SIAG on Dynamical Systems conferences. Specifically, it includes dynamical systems theory and its applications as well as experiments, computations, and simulations.

Read the full prize specifications.

Eligibility Criteria

The prize may be awarded to any member of the scientific community who meets the general guideline of the prize description.

Required Materials

  • Nominator’s letter of recommendation for candidate
  • Candidate's CV
  • Two or three letters of support from experts in the field

About the Award

The Jürgen Moser Lecture includes a $3,000 monetary prize, a certificate containing the citation, and an invitation to give a plenary lecture at the SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems. SIAM will reimburse the recipient for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending the award ceremony and giving the lecture.

Learn more about the past recipients and selection committees.

Award Date

The prize will next be awarded at the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems.

Award Presentation

The Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems will announce the award and present it to the recipient. The recipient is invited to be present to receive the award. An announcement of the award recipient will appear in SIAM News and activity group's newsletter.

Prize Fund

The initial funds for this prize were contributed by friends of Jürgen Moser.

Prize Selection Committee

Chair
Dr Ira B Schwartz, NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

Members
Professor Igor Belykh, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Anna R Ghazaryan, MIAMI UNIVERSITY
George Haller, ETH ZURICH
Juan Restrepo, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

Attend the SIAM International Conference on Data Mining

The Jürgen Moser Lecture will be awarded at the 2025 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM25).