James H. Wilkinson Prize - Call for Nominations - due October 15

[J. M. Littleton]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

SIAM will award the James H. Wilkinson Prize at the 2013 SIAM Annual
Meeting (AN13), to be held July 8-12, 2013, in San Diego, California.

The James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific
Computing is awarded every four years for research in, or other
contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing during the
six years preceding the award. The purpose of the prize is to stimulate
early career contributors and to help them in their careers.

Description of the Award

The award consists of a hand-calligraphed certificate and a cash award
of $1000. The recipient is expected to present a lecture. SIAM will
reimburse the recipient's travel expenses to attend the meeting and
accept the award.

Nominations

Nominations should be sent to wilkins...@siam.org by OCTOBER 15,
2012. Attach your letter of nomination, including a description of the
contribution(s), a CV of the candidate, and letters of support from two
or three experts. The letters should be addressed to:

/ Professor Douglas N. Arnold
/ Chair, James H. Wilkinson Prize Committee
/ c/o J. M. Littleton
/ 3600 Market Street
/ Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
/ USA

For inquiries:
/ E-mail: litt...@siam.org
/ Phone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303

Selection Committee

The members of the selection committee are: Douglas N. Arnold (Chair),
University of Minnesota; Michael Overton, Courant Institute - NYU;
Robert Russell, Simon Fraser University, Canada.