Olof B. Widlund Prize

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The Olof B. Widlund Prize (formally, the Olof B. Widlund Prize for Excellence in Domain Decomposition Methods) is an award in numerical analysis given in the Domain Decomposition Methods (DDM) community. According to ddm.org, it is a prize for an established scientist recognizing contributions to domain decomposition methods (including theory, algorithms, scalable implementation, applications, and community service). The awardee gives a plenary lecture at the next ddm.org conference and receives a certificate and a cash award of €2500. [1]

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The prize is named in honor of mathematician Olof B. Widlund. [1]

History

According to ddm.org, the prize was established by the Scientific Committee of ddm.org at DD26 (2020) and awarded for the first time at DD27 (Prague, 2022). [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Olof B. Widlund Prize". ddm.org. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  2. Gander, Martin J.; Nataf, Frédéric (2024). "Substructuring of Arbitrary Domain Decomposition Methods". In Dostál, Zdeněk; Kozubek, Tomáš; Klawonn, Axel; Langer, Ulrich; Pavarino, Luca F.; Šístek, Jakub; Widlund, Olof B. (eds.). Domain Decomposition Methods in Science and Engineering XXVII. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 223–230, p. 225. ISBN   978-3-031-50769-4.
  3. Dostál, Zdeněk; Kozubek, Tomáš; Klawonn, Axel; Langer, Ulrich; Pavarino, Luca F.; Šístek, Jakub; Widlund, Olof B., eds. (2024). Domain Decomposition Methods in Science and Engineering XXVII. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. p. viii. ISBN   978-3-031-50769-4.