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Sacks Prize Nominations (fwd)
The Sacks Prize, for the best doctoral dissertation in mathematical logic,
will be awarded this winter for the eighth time. This prize was
established to honor Professor Gerald Sacks of MIT and Harvard for his
unique contribution to mathematical logic, particularly as advisor to a
large number of excellent PhD students. The Prize became an ASL Prize in
1999; the Fund on which the Prize is based is now administered by the ASL
and the selection of the recipient is made by the ASL Committee on Prizes
and Awards. The Sacks Prize will consist of a cash award plus five years'
free membership in the ASL.
Students who complete their degrees (equivalent to the American
doctoral degree) between October 1, 2001, and September 30, 2002, are
eligible for the Prize this year. This is an international prize, with no
restriction on the nationality of the candidate or the university where
the doctorate is granted. Nominations should be made by the thesis
advisor, and consist of: name of student, title and 1-2 page description
of dissertation, date and location where the doctorate was awarded, letter
of recommendation from the advisor, and an electronic copy of the thesis
in .ps form, or the address of a web site from which an electronic copy in
.ps, .dvi, or .pdf form can be downloaded; an independent second letter of
recommendation is strongly encouraged. Nominations should be sent to the
Committee Chair, Andreas Blass; TeX or PostScript files, sent by e-mail to
ablass@umich.edu are preferred. Correspondence should be addressed to
Andreas Blass, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109--1109. Nominations must be received by October 25, 2002.
Suggestions are also invited for the sixth Karp Prize, to be
awarded in 2003. This prize, established by the ASL in 1973 in memory of
Professor Carol Karp, is awarded for an outstanding paper or book in the
field of symbolic logic. This award is made by the Association on
recommendation of the ASL Committee on Prizes and Awards. This prize is
given every five years for a "connected body of research, most of which
has been completed in the time since the previous prize was awarded." The
Prize is awarded every five years and consists of a cash award.
Suggestions of candidates for this prize may be sent to Andreas Blass at
the e-mail or postal address above, preferably before October 25, 2002.