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The Abel Committee

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters appoints the members of the Abel Committee, based on nominations from the International Mathematical Union and the European Mathematical Society. The Abel Committee consists of five outstanding research scientists in the field of mathematics. Both Norwegian and non-Norwegian citizens may be members of the committee. The members of the Abel Committee are appointed for a period of two years and may be reappointed once.

The Abel Committee shall:
- Review the nominated candidates for the Abel Prize
- Submit a recommendation to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

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The Abel Committee 2011/2012

Piene

Ragni Piene (Chair)
University of Oslo, Norway

   

David Donoho
Stanford University, USA

Madabushi Santanam Raghunathan
Indian Institute of Technology, India

Alon

Noga Alon
Tel Aviv University, Israel

 Terence Tao

Terence Tao
UCLA, Los Angeles, USA