The Gavin Brown Prize was established in 2011 for an outstanding and innovative piece of research in the mathematical sciences published by a member or members of the Society.

Each award will be for a single article, monograph or book consisting of original research, and published within the 10 calendar years preceding the year of the award — see Rule 2 below.

See prize winners.

To be eligible for the award of the Gavin Brown Prize, a publication must have at least one author who meets the following conditions:

  1. he/she must be a member of the Society, and must have been a member of the Society for the calendar year at the time of publication of the paper (back-dating of membership is not allowed);
  2. he/she must be normally resident in Australia, and must have been normally resident in Australia at the time when the research was carried out.

In the case of publications with multiple authors, the prize will be shared by all authors. The existence of authors who do not meet the conditions above will not preclude this award, although the Selection Committee may take it into account in assessing the achievement of the author(s) who do meet those conditions.

The Selection Committee may deem a publication ineligible if an author has previously received an award from the Australian Mathematical Society for a body of research which included the publication in question.

A publication may be nominated for the award by anyone who is not an author of that publication.

Nominators should complete the Nomination Form and also provide a brief (1–2 pages) summary of what makes the nominated publication important and original, with appropriate references to prior or subsequent work in the field. These should be lodged through the AMPA web form.

The Selection Committee may consult with appropriate external assessors.
Nominators are requested to suggest names of three assessors.

The closing date for nominations for the 2023 Australian Mathematical Society Gavin Brown Prize is Friday 26 May 2023. Nominations should be uploaded at http://journal.austms.org.au/ojs/index.php/AMPA/.
Nominators should receive an acknowledgement of the nomination: if this is not received, please contact the
Chair of the 2023 Gavin Brown Prize Selection Committee: Dr Michael Giudici (michael.giudici@uwa.edu.au).

Rules for the Gavin Brown Prize of the Australian Mathematical Society

  1. The Gavin Brown Prize will be awarded annually for an outstanding and innovative piece of research in the mathematical sciences published by a Member or Members of the Society.
  2. Each award will be for a single article, monograph, or book, consisting of original research, and published in the 9 calendar years Y-10 to Y-2, where Y is the year of the award.
  3. To be eligible for the award of the Gavin Brown Prize, a publication must have at least one author who must
    1. be a member of the Society, and have been a member of the Society for the calendar year at the time of publication of the paper (back-dating of membership is not allowed);
    2. normally be resident in Australia, and have been normally resident in Australia at the time when the research was carried out.
  4. In the case of publications with multiple authors, the prize will be shared by all authors. The existence of authors who do not meet the conditions in Rule 3 will not preclude this award, although the Selection Committee may take it into account in assessing the achievement of the author(s) who do meet those conditions.
  5. The Selection Committee may deem a publication ineligible if an author has previously received an award from the Australian Mathematical Society for a body of research which included the publication in question.
  6. Nominations for the Gavin Brown Prize will be called for in the first half of each year. A publication may be nominated for the award by anyone who is not an author of that publication.
  7. The award will be decided by a Selection Committee appointed by the Council.
  8. The Selection Committee will consist of 5 persons:
    1. 3 persons each appointed for a period of 3 years, namely a Chair, an Incoming Chair who will become the Chair in the following year, and an Outgoing Chair who has been the Chair in the preceding year;
    2. 2 persons each appointed for one year only.
  9. The Selection Committee may consult with appropriate external assessors. Nominators are requested to suggest names of three assessors.

Approved by Council by email votes concluding on 25 February 2011 and 29 June 2011. Amended in Resolution 115/20 [2013], in Resolution 117/26 [2014], in Resolution 119/27 [2015], Resolution 123/29 [2017] and in Resolution 131/22(ii)[2021].