Israel Halperin Prize

The Israel Halperin Prize is awarded every five years by the Canadian Annual Symposium on Operator Theory and Operator Algebras to a member of the Canadian mathematical community who has recently obtained a doctorate and has made contributions to operator theory or operator algebras. It honors Israel Halperin, the founder of a group of researchers in operator algebras and operator theory at the University of Toronto who strongly influenced the field across Canada. First awarded in 1980.[1]

Recipients

The recipients of the award are:[2]

  • 1980: Man-Duen Choi
  • 1985: Kenneth R. Davidson, David Handelman
  • 1990: Ian F. Putnam
  • 1995: Nigel Higson
  • 2000: Guihua Gong, Alexandru Nica
  • 2010: Andrew Toms
  • 2015: Serban Belinschi, Zhuang Niu
  • 2020: Matthew Kennedy, Aaron Tikuisis
  • 2025: Michael Hartz, Christopher Schafhauser

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Israel Halperin Prize". www.math.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  2. ^ Recognizing excellence in the mathematical sciences: an international compilation of awards, prizes, and recipients. Jaguszewski, Janice M. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press. 1997. ISBN 0762302356. OCLC 37513025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)