The Hong Kong Mathematical Society 香港数学学会 香港數學學會 香港 數學會, 香港 数学会,

Hong Kong Mathematical Society Best Thesis Award

On a recent Council meeting of the Hong Kong Mathematical Society (HKMS), we proposed to establish the HKMS Best Thesis Award, which will be awarded annually.

• Principal Guidelines
  The purpose of the Best Thesis Award is to recognize outstanding PhD or MPhil theses which contribute to the fields of mathematics and statistics. All submissions will go through a formal evaluation process by a panel of established scholars of HKMS.

Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:
- Significance of results;
- Originality of work;
- Clarity of presentation;
- Quality of writing

• Eligibility
  Eligible of the award are postgraduate students who have completed or will complete their PhD or MPhil degrees in the fields of mathematics or statistics in any local universities. The Principal Supervisor must be a regular staff member of a local university to be eligible to nominate his/her
  students. Students should have submitted or will submit their theses to the university between
  1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009.

• Submission Procedure
  Postgraduate students who wish their theses to be considered should submit:
  1. a curriculum vitae with a list of his/her publications (no more than two pages);
  2. a full thesis written in English
  3. a letter of nomination from his/her Principal Supervisor that:
  i. verifies his/her eligibility for the award
  ii. describes and evaluates the thesis’ contribution to the literature and the student’s role in scholarship

• Description of the Award
  Each recipient of the Best Thesis Award shall receive a certificate and a cash prize. Up to three awards will be made each year. The award presentation will take place at the subsequent HKMS Annual Meeting. Detailed information of the ceremony will announced in time.

• Deadline
  Submission must be received no later than 1 February 2009 to be considered for the award. All
  theses must be submitted, in soft copy, to Prof. Tang Tao, the President of the Society at ttang@hkbu.edu.hk .