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JPBM Communication Award presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings

Grant and Award Announcement

American Mathematical Society

Providence, RI -- STEVEN H. STROGATZ of Cornell University is receiving the 2007 JPBM Communications Award. Presented annually, this award recognizes outstanding achievement in communicating about mathematics to nonmathematicians. The JPBM represents the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The award is being presented on Saturday, January 6, 2007, at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Strogatz is well known for his seminal research on human sleep and circadian rhythms, scroll waves, coupled oscillators, synchronous fireflies, Josephson junctions, and small-world networks. His work has been featured in NATURE, SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, the NEW YORK TIMES, US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, the NEW YORKER, DISCOVER, AMERICAN SCIENTIST, SCIENCE NEWS, NEWSWEEK, DIE ZEIT, and London's DAILY TELEGRAPH. In addition, broadcasts about this work have been featured on BBC Radio, National Public Radio, CBS News, and numerous other mass media outlets. Strogatz's book SYNC: THE EMERGING SCIENCE OF SPONTANEOUS ORDER (2003) is a highly praised popular exposition of the areas in which he works.

The award citation says: "[T]he JPBM recognizes a person from within the mathematical sciences community who made a consistent effort to reach out to a wider audience. Strogatz has made significant contact with the wider scientific community. The style of SYNC and its sales indicate that it is intended for and has reached an even wider audience. The volume of this work is impressive, but the quality and breadth are spectacular as well."

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