2011 Ramanujan Prize Announcement

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*Ramanujan* *Prize Announcement*

The 2011 Ramanujan Prize, awarded jointly by

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics

The Niels Henrik Abel Memorial Fund , and

The International Mathematical Union

We take pleasure in announcing that the 2011 Ramanujan Prize for Young 
Mathematicians from Developing Countries will be awarded to Professor 
Philibert Nang (44), École Normale Supérieure, Laboratoire de Recherche 
en Mathématiques, Libreville, Gabon.

The Prize is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the 
algebraic theory of D-modules. He has important classification theorems 
for equivariant algebraic D-modules, in terms of explicit algebraic 
invariants, and his results complement the insights obtained by others 
using perverse sheaves, and thus shedding new light on the 
Riemann-Hilbert correspondence.

The Prize is also in recognition of Dr. Nang's determined pursuit of 
high level research while engaged in an academic career in his home 
country of Gabon, Africa. It is hoped that his example will inspire 
other young African mathematicians working at the highest levels while 
based in Africa.

The Ramanujan Prize is supported financially by the Norwegian Niels 
Henrik Abel Memorial Fund.

/The Ramanujan Prize Selection Committee/

Lothar Göttsche (Chair)

Helge Holden

Maria Jose Pacifico

Vasudevan Srinivas

Gang Tian

13 January 2012