Press Contacts 2005

Information Officer Anne-Marie Astad, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Tel: + 47 22 12 10 92
Fax: + 47 22 12 10 99
Mobile: + 47 41 56 74 06
E-mail: anne.marie.astad@dnva.no

Professor Erling Størmer, University of Oslo, Norway
Chairman of the Abel Committee
Phone: + 47 22 85 58 80
E-mail: erlings@math.uio.no

Professor Helge Holden, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Mathematician who is an expert in the prize-winner's fields
See also his popularized presentation of Peter D. Lax' work (pdf).
Phone: + 47 73 59 35 14
Mobile: + 47 92 03 86 25
E-mail: holden@math.ntnu.no
Home page: http://www.math.ntnu.no/~holden/index.html

Professor Ragnar Winther, head of Centre of Mathematics for Applications, University of Oslo, Norway
Chairman of the Abel board
Phone: + 47 22 85 59 35
Mobile: + 47 48 15 32 10
E-mail: rwinther@ifi.uio.no
Home page: http://www.cma.uio.no/people/person/ragnarwinther.html

Press contacts at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Professor Jan Fridthjof Bernt, University of Bergen, Norway
President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Phone: + 47 55 58 95 80
Mobile + 47 95 74 31 00
E-mail: jan.f.bernt@jur.uib.no

Professor Reidun Sirevåg, University of Oslo, Norway
Secretary General of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Phone: + 47 22 85 45 63/22 85 60 38
E-mail: reidun.sirevag@bio.uio.no

Project Manager Anna Charlotte Larsen, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Phone: + 47 22 12 10 93
Fax: + 47 22 12 10 99
Mobile: + 47 98 83 47 98
E-mail 1: anna.charlotte.larsen@abelprisen.no
E-mail 2: anna.charlotte.larsen@dnva.no

Press contacts for the Abel Prize in the USA

Professor Gilbert Strang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Member of the Abel Committee
Phone: 617 253 4383
Fax: 617 253 4358
E-mail: gs@math.mit.edu
Home page: http://www-math.mit.edu/~gs/

At the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Professor Charles Newman, Director of the Courant Institute
Phone: 212 998 3309
E-mail: newman@courant.nyu.edu
More about the Courant Institute: http://www.cims.nyu.edu/

Cheryl Sylivant, Executive Assistant to the Director
Phone: 212 998 3513
E-mail: sylivant@courant.nyu.edu

John Beckman, Vice President for Public Affairs, New York University
Phone: 212 998 6848
E-mail: jhb5@nyu.edu

See also the press release from New York University about Peter D. Lax: http://www.nyu.edu/public.affairs/releases/detail/282