ABEL PRIZE 2019

About: 

• Objective: The Abel Prize in awarded annually to recognize contributions to the field of mathematics that are of extraordinary depth and influence. 
  
  
• History: 
  • The Abel Prize was established by the Norwegian government in 2002 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel's birth. 
    
    
  • It was awarded for the first time in 2003. 
    
    
  
  
  
• Bodies involved: The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awards the Abel Prize based on a recommendation from the Abel committee. 
  
  
• Selection criteria: 
  • Anyone may submit a nomination for the Abel Prize, however, self-nominations are not permitted. 
    
    
  • The prize can be awarded to a single person or shared for closely related fundamental contributions. 
    
    
  • Deceased persons cannot be nominated. If an Abel Laureate passes away before receiving the prize, then the prize will be awarded post mortem. 
    
    
  
  
  
• Cash Prize: 6 million NOK (about 750,000 Euro). 
  
  
• Significance: Along with the Fields Medal, which is awarded every four years at the Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), it is one of the world's most prestigious maths prizes. 
  
  
• Karen Uhlenbeck (United states of America): She has been awarded the Abel Prize in mathematics for her work on partial differential equations, geometric analysis and gauge theory. With this, she became the first woman to win the award.