2009 Ramanujan Prize Ceremony

Professor Fernando Quevedo

Director of the ICTP

has the pleasure of inviting you to the

2009 Ramanujan Prize Ceremony on

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

at 15:00

in the Main Lecture Hall of the Leonardo Building

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Programme

Welcome remarks by Professor Fernando Quevedo

Director of the ICTP

Remarks by Professor Helge Holden

Chairman of the Abel Fund

Remarks by Professor László Lovász

President of the International Mathematical Union

Remarks by Professor José Seade

Universidade Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Presentation of the Ramanujan Prize to

Professor Ernesto Lupercio

Acceptance speech by the Prize winner

Ramanujan Prize Lecture by Ernesto Lupercio

"Quantum field theory and geometry: a fruitful interaction"

Refreshments on the Terrace

THE 2009 RAMANUJAN PRIZE CITATION

This year's Ramanujan Prize is awarded to Ernesto Lupercio, CINVESTAV, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico, in recognition of "his outstanding contributions to algebraic topology, geometry and mathematical physics. He is an expert in the theory of orbifolds (spaces with singularities arising from finite symmetric groups). He has fundamental results on K-theory, gerbes, and Chas-Sullivan type string topology operations.

"The prize is also in acknowledgement of the enormous contribution that Professor Lupercio has made to mathematics in Mexico, through his energy, enthusiasm and collaborations with young researchers."

Ramanujan Prize Selection Committee

Wilfrid Gangbo

Ramadas Ramakrishnan (Chair)

Srinivasa Varadhan

Marcelo Viana

Ragnar Winther