UT Professor John Tate Receives Highest Distinction in Math
Today the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awarded the 2010 Abel Prize to John Tate, professor emeritus of mathematics at UT. The Abel Prize is the highest honor in the field of mathematics and carries an award of $1 million.
The Norwegian Academy stated, “Many of the major lines of research in algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry are only possible because of the incisive contributions and illuminating insights of John Tate. He has truly left a conspicuous imprint on modern mathematics.”
Professor Tate joined UT in 1990 after many years at Harvard. He recently retired as professor and Sid W. Richardson Chair in Mathematics. In 1995, he received the Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement from the American Mathematical Society.
Congratulations to Professor Tate! We will light the UT Tower orange in the near future in his honor.
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