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MAA Writing Awards
Robbins Prizes
The David P. Robbins Prize, established in 2005, is given to the author or authors of an outstanding paper in algebra, combinatorics, or discrete mathematics. Papers are judged on quality of research, clarity of exposition, and accessibility to undergraduates. The paper must have been published within six years of the presentation of the prize, and must be written in English. The prize is $5000, together with a certificate and a citation prepared by the Selection Committee. In the event of joint authors, the prize is divided equally.
Recipients in 2011
Mike Patterson, Yuval Peres, Mikkel Thorup, Peter Winkler, and Uri Zwick for both
- Overhang
American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 116, January 2009, pp. 19-44
and- Maximum Overhang
American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 116, November 2009, pp. 763-787
Recipient in 2008
Neil J.A. Sloane
The on-line encyclopedia of integer sequences
Notices of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 50, 2003, pp. 912-915