28/11/2022

SBM Prize selects best mathematics article

Applications are now open for the 2023 SBM Mathematics Prize. The award, which takes place every two years, is promoted by the Brazilian Mathematical Society during the Brazilian Mathematics Colloquium. The objective is to reward the best original research paper in the field, recently published by a young researcher residing in Brazil. Nominations should be sent to the email address premioSBM@sbm.org.br by February 28th, and the regulations can be consulted here.

The main judging criteria are: originality, relevance, depth, and potential impact on the development of the respective area. The winner receives a diploma and a prize of R$ 20,000, in addition to being invited to present a plenary lecture during the next Colloquium.

“The motivation behind the existence of the prize is to highlight important contemporary developments in all areas of Mathematics, encourage research in this discipline within our academic institutions, support young mathematicians to achieve scientific recognition, and stimulate the attention of the scientific community and funding bodies to discover and support our talents,” explained the president of the SBM, Paolo Piccione (USP).

The SBM Prize was created in 2013 and has already awarded five articles. In 2021, IMPA researcher Hubert Lacoin was the winner. He was chosen for his work “Pinning and Disorder Relevance for the Lattice Gaussian Free Field II: The Dimensional Case”, published in the Annales Scientifique de l'École Normale Supérieure (ASENS). In previous editions, Luna Lomonaco (2019), who was not yet part of the IMPA faculty at the time, Robert Morris (2017) and Artur Avila (2013), Fields Medalist, were also awarded.

Judging committee

The 2023 SBM Prize is intended for a maximum of one research paper. The winning paper for the SBM Prize will be selected by a committee composed of professors Alicia Dickenstein (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina); Hugo Duminil-Copin (IHES, France); Maria J. Esteban (Paris-Dauphine University, France); Nalini Joshi (University of Sydney, Australia) and the president of the SBM.

Articles published between 2020 and 2023 by researchers or professors who obtained their doctorate from 2008 onwards and who have a permanent employment contract with Brazilian institutions that began before 2020 may be submitted.