Committee for Women in in Mathematics (WM)², the World Meeting for Women in Mathematics, is organized every four years since 2018 by IMU’s CWM as a satellite event of ICM.

OAL Celebration

Here is the link to (WM)² YouTube channel  where the record of the OAL Celebration appears. Copyright for photos of the OAL Celebration: Karoliina Korvuo.

The year 2022 marks the 100th birthday of Olga Alexandrovna Ladyzhnskaya. To celebrate this event and honor her,  a joint session, the OAL Celebration,  was organized by (WM)² 2022, the World Meeting for Women in Mathematics  and the Probability and Mathematical Physics ICM satellite event, on July  2 2022 from 10 am to 12:30 pm CEST=UTC+2  in Helsinki. It took place  in the Porthania building of the University of Helsinki and is also broadcasted for (WM)² attendees.

The Ladyzhenskaya  Prize in Mathematical Physics (OAL Prize) has been awarded, in its inaugural edition, during the OAL Celebration. There is no restriction of age or gender associated with the prize; in particular, it can be awarded to men as well as to women. If the main work is joint among several people, the committee may consider a shared prize. The funding is provided by the Simons Foundation. The nominations had to be submitted to the Chair of the 2022 Ladyzhenskaya Committee Professor Giovanni Felder from ETH Zurich before December 1, 2021. See more information here.

The first part of the OAL celebration program iwas the World Premiere of the film Olga Alexandrovna Ladyzhenskaya by Ekaterina Eremenko, see the trailer here.  The booklet OLGA ALEXANDROVNA LADYZHENSKAYA (7.03.1922-12.01.2004) was also distributed.

The second part was the Awarding of  the OAL Prize :  Presentation of the Prize by Ingrid Daubechies,  Announcement of the Prize Winner, Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Laudatio by Artur Avila  and Prize Winner Lecture.

Copyright for photos of the OAL Celebration: Karoliina Korvuo.

  • OAL Prize 2022: OAL booklet

    OAL Celebration: OAL booklet

  • OAL Prize 2022: opening by Antti Kupiainen, PMP, and Marie-Françoise Roy, (WM)²

    OAL Celebration: opening by Antti Kupiainen, PMP, and Marie-Françoise Roy, (WM)²

  • OAL Prize 2022 : OAL film directed by Ekaterina Eremenko

    OAL Celebration : OAL film directed by Ekaterina Eremenko

  • OAL Prize 2022 2 : OAL film directed by Ekaterina Eremenko

    OAL Celebration: OAL film directed by Ekaterina Eremenko

  • OAL Prize 2022 : Ingrid Daubeschies, former IMU president, presents the OAL Prize

    OAL Celebration : Ingrid Daubeschies, former IMU president, announces the Prize Winner, Svetlana Jitomirskaya

  • OAL Celebration: Svetlana Jotimiskaya receives the diploma  of the OAL Prize

    OAL Celebration: Svetlana Jotimiskaya receives the diploma of the OAL Prize

  • OAL Prize 2022: Svetlana Jotimiskaya shows her diploma

    OAL Celebration : Svetlana Jotimiskaya shows her diploma

  • OAL Prize 2022 : laudatio by Artur Avila

    OAL Celebration : laudatio of Svetlana Jitomirskaya by Artur Avila

  • OAL Prize 2022 : laudatio by Artur Avila

    OAL Celebration : laudatio of Svetlana Jitomirskaya by Artur Avila

  • OAL Prize 2022 : the Prize WinnerSvetlana Jitomirskaya, before her lecture

    OAL Celebration : the Prize WinnerSvetlana Jitomirskaya, before her lecture

  • OAL Prize 2022 : group picture

    OAL Celebration : group picture