陈省身奖

陈省身奖章（英语：Chern Medal），是国际数学界设立的首个以华人名字命名的数学大奖。该奖奖励有杰出终生贡献的数学家，奖励数学研究的最高水平。陈省身奖章在国际数学家大会上颁发。

概况

陈省身奖章以华人数学大师陈省身姓氏的英文拼写Chern命名。陈省身奖章由国际数学联盟和陈省身基金（Chern Medal Foundation，缩写：CMF）共同设立，并在每四年举行一次的国际数学盛会——国际数学家大会上颁发。

首届陈省身奖于2010年在印度海德拉巴市举行的国际数学家大会上颁发。首届得主是加拿大籍杰出数学家路易·尼伦伯格。

奖金与奖章

陈省身奖章包括奖章一块和一笔数目不菲的奖金。奖章正面为陈省身像，奖章反面为陈类的公式——代表陈省身数学的最高成就。奖金一共50万美元，其中一半（合25万美元）被要求得主投入其今后的数学研究或与数学相关的教育活动。奖金的剩余一半（25万美元）即奖予数学家个人。

陈省身奖章的奖励宗旨是“to be awarded to an individual whose lifelong outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics warrant the highest level of recognition”。（授予一生数学成就卓著，应受最高称誉者。）

陈省身奖章（2010年首次颁发）和菲尔兹奖（1936年首次颁发）、内万林纳奖（1982年首次颁发）、高斯奖（2006年首次颁发）并称为国际数学家大会的四大奖项。

The Chern Medal is an international award recognizing outstanding lifelong achievement of the highest level in the field of mathematics. The prize is given at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), which is held every four years.

Introduction

Named in honor of the late Chinese mathematician Shiing-Shen Chern, the award is a joint effort of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and the Chern Medal Foundation (CMF) to be bestowed in the same fashion as the IMU's other three awards (the Fields Medal, the Abacus Medal, and the Gauss Prize), i.e. at the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), which is held every four years. The first such occasion was at the 2010 ICM in Hyderabad, India.

Each recipient receives a medal decorated with Chern's likeness, a cash prize of $250,000 (USD), and the opportunity to direct $250,000 of charitable donations to one or more organizations for the purpose of supporting research, education, or outreach in mathematics.