The Richard von Mises Prize is awarded annually by the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM). Since its inception in 1989, the award is given to a young scientist (not older than 36) for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.[1] The prize is presented during the opening ceremony of the GAMM Annual Meeting where the winner will present his research in a plenary talk.[2] The prize aims to reward and encourage young scientists whose research represents a major advancement in the field of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.[3]
Richard von Mises was an Austrian-American mathematician who worked among others on numerical mathematics, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, statistics and probability theory.[3]
The prize winners have included:[4]