IMA Gold Medal

The Gold Medal of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is a biennial prize established in 1982 by the IMA "in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematics and its applications over a period of years". These contributions may take several different forms, including "the building up of a research group of exceptional merit", "notable contributions to the application of mathematical techniques" or "outstanding contributions to the improvement of the teaching of mathematics".

Prize winners list

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1982 Professor Sir J. Lighthill, FRS and Dr A. B. Tayler, CBE
1984 Dr J. M. Hammersley, FRS and Sir A. Wilson, FRS
1986 Professor G. A. Barnard and Professor Sir S. Edwards, FLSW FRS FIMA
1988 Professor Sir H. Bondi, FRS
1990 No award
1992 Professor O. C. Zienkiewicz, CBE FRS FREng
1994 Professor F. Ursell, FRS
1996 Professor M. J. D. Powell, FRS
1998 No award
2000 Professor I. N. Stewart, FRS
2002 Professor K. W. Morton and Professor F. C. Piper
2004 Professor J. M. T. Thompson, FRS
2006 Dr J. R. Ockendon
2008 Professor J. D. Murray, FRS and Professor T. J. Pedley, FRS
2010 Professor L. N. Trefethen, FRS
2012 Dr M. Sabin
2014 C. Cocks, CB FRS
2016 Professor A. C. Croft and Professor D. A. Lawson, MBE
2018 Professor R. Twarock
2020 Professor N. J. Higham, FRS
2022 Professor P. K. Maini, FRS FMedSci FIMA
2024 Professor I. D. Abrahams, CMath FIMA