Jacob Palis Jr. wins the FCW Science Prize.
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The Conrado Wessel Foundation (FCW) announced on November 28th that mathematician and professor Jacob Palis Jr., from IMPA (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics), was the winner of the 1Thursdays FCW Science Prize.
The selection was made from a list of hundreds of Brazilian personalities, nominated by educational, research, and cultural institutions throughout Brazil, invited by the Conrado Wessel Foundation. Jacob Palis Jr. was chosen for his body of work over the years, which must necessarily have a social character.
Along with the R$300,000 prize, he will receive an official certificate and a commemorative trophy, according to the FCW Communications Office.
The judging process included representatives from the Conrado Wessel Foundation and the ten partner institutions of the Award: Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC), Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL), National Academy of Medicine (ANM), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), National Council of State Foundations for Research Support (CONFAP), Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA), São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazilian Navy, and Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC).
In the field of Science, awards have already been granted to José Goldemberg, Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva, Sérgio Rezende, Jorge Kalil, Jairton Dupont, Jérson Lima da Silva, João Fernandes Gomes de Oliveira, Leopoldo de Meis, Ernesto Paterniani, Sérgio Mascarenhas de Oliveira, Ivan Izquierdo, Hisako Gondo Higashi, Wanderley de Souza, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Isaias Raw, Magno Antonio Patto Ramalho, Luiz Carlos Fazuoli, Jairo Vidal Vieira, Carlos Afonso Nobre, Aziz Ab'Saber, Philip Martin Fearnside, Aldo da Cunha Rebouças, José Galizia Tundisi, Dieter Carl Ernst Heino Muehe, and Admiral Alberto dos Santos Franco. The Museu Paranaense Emílio Goeldi and the Instituto Agronômico de Campinas have also been recognized.
In addition to this category, the FCW Award is also given to individuals who excel in the fields of Culture and Medicine. The winners of the 1Thursdays edition in these categories have not yet been announced.
In the Culture category, the tribute has already been given to Lygia Fagundes Telles, Fernanda Montenegro, Niéde Guidon, João Carlos Martins, Paulo Vanzolini, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Antônio Nóbrega, Ariano Suassuna, Ruth Rocha, Fábio Lucas, Affonso Ávila, Lya Luft, and Ferreira Gullar.
In Medicine, past award recipients include Rubens Belfort Mattos Jr., Protásio Lemos da Luz, José Rodrigues Coura, Marcos Moraes, Miguel Srougi, Angelita Habr-Gama, Ricardo Pasquini, Fúlvio Pileggi, Ivo Pitanguy, Ricardo Renzo Brentani, Adib Jatene, Maria Inês Schmidt, and César Gomes Victora.
FAPESP Agency
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