John Ball awarded Institute for Advanced Study fellowship

Professor Sir John Ball, FRS, FRSE has been awarded a fellowship by the Institute for Advanced Study. This prestigious award allows researchers time and space to pursue ambitious mathematical prpojects. Sir John was selected for his outstanding contributions to nonlinear analysis and its applications to materials sceince, which have significantly shaped the field and influenced a generation of researchers. The fellowship will allow him to dedicate an extended period to advancing his research on static and dynamic models for martensitic phase transformations, liquid crystals and computer vision . The fellowship begins in November 2025 and runs for six months. John Ball has recently finished his term as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. John Ball has been invovled with ICMS since it’s inception and is currently a member of our Programme Committee. Founded in 1930, the IAS in Princeton, New Jersey, has built a community of more than 8,000 scholars who have influenced entire fields of study as well as generations of colleagues and students. Albert Einstein was among its first faculty members, Emmmy Noether was the first women to be a member of the faculty of mathematics, and the Institute’s affiliates include 37 Nobel Laureates, 46 Fields Medalists, and 24 Abel Prize Laureates.