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ISSN 0002-9920 (print) ISSN 1088-9477 (online) Notices ofof the American MathematicalMathematical Society June/July 2019 Volume 66, Number 6 The cover design is based on imagery from An Invitation to Gabor Analysis, page 808. Cal fo Nomination The selection committees for these prizes request nominations for consideration for the 2020 awards, which will be presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Denver, CO, in January 2020. Information about past recipients of these prizes may be found at www.ams.org/prizes-awards. BÔCHER MEMORIAL PRIZE The Bôcher Prize is awarded for a notable paper in analysis published during the preceding six years. The work must be published in a recognized, peer-reviewed venue. CHEVALLEY PRIZE IN LIE THEORY The Chevalley Prize is awarded for notable work in Lie Theory published during the preceding six years; a recipi- ent should be at most twenty-five years past the PhD. LEONARD EISENBUD PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS The Eisenbud Prize honors a work or group of works, published in the preceding six years, that brings mathemat- ics and physics closer together. FRANK NELSON COLE PRIZE IN NUMBER THEORY This Prize recognizes a notable research work in number theory that has appeared in the last six years. The work must be published in a recognized, peer-reviewed venue. Nomination tha efl ec th diversit o ou professio ar encourage. LEVI L. CONANT PRIZE The Levi L. Conant Prize, first awarded in January 2001, is presented annually for an outstanding expository paper published in either the Notices of the AMS or the Bulletin of the AMS during the preceding five years. JOSEPH L. DOOB PRIZE The Doob Prize recognizes a single, relatively recent, outstanding research book that makes a seminal contribu- tion to the research literature, reflects the highest standards of research exposition, and promises to have a deep and long-term impact in its area. The book must have been published within the six calendar years preceding the year in which it is nominated. Books may be nominated by members of the Society, by members of the selection committee, by members of AMS editorial committees, or by publishers. The prize is awarded every three years. AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE The Award for Distinguished Public Service recognizes a research mathematician who has made recent or sus- tained distinguished contributions to the mathematics profession through public service. The award is given every other year. Further information about AMS prizes can be found at the Prizes and Awards website: www.ams.org/prizes-awards. Further information and instructions for submitting a nomination can be found at the prize nomination website: www.ams.org/nominations. For questions contact the AMS Secretary at [email protected]. The nomination period is March 1 through June 30, 2019. A WORD FROM... Jill Pipher, AMS President My term as President is just days old (as of this writing), and I am excited to get started on the hard work of advancing my highest priority goals. These include advocacy for math- ematics research and education, and increasing public awareness of the importance of mathematics; identifying processes that support, or hinder, diversity and inclusion in AMS programs and activities and in the profession more broadly; strengthening partnerships with other mathematical professional societies; and ensuring support for programs that de- velop a full range of professional opportunities for the next generation of mathematicians. In this note, I’d like to highlight a few of the ways that AMS has been working to sup- port students and early career mathematicians, and then look ahead to future initiatives and challenges. Recently, one of my graduate students had the good fortune to participate in a Math- Photo is courtesy of Brown University. of Brown Photo is courtesy ematics Research Community (MRC). This extraordinary program, partially funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, offers early career mathematicians an inten- sive one-week collaborative research retreat led by faculty experts. Several MRCs are chosen and developed each year from a very competitive pool of high-quality proposals. The graduate student research teams typically find results leading to publications and long-lasting collaborations, and they are also given funds to attend the next Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM). It is really important for students and recent graduates to be able to travel for research, and attend mathematics conferences like JMM and the sectional meetings. In another partnership, this time with the Simons Foundation, the AMS launched a travel program for research-related travel for early career mathematicians, with awards of $2000 per year. A second travel award program, made possible through the support of a private gift, provides funds for graduate students to attend AMS meetings. Professional development, interacting with the experts in one’s field, and creating connections with peers are some of the important benefits of going to conferences. Some of these goals can be accomplished closer to home, through activities generated by student chapters. At my home institution, Brown University, our AMS graduate student chapter has held several annual one-day conferences featuring student talks and posters. I was happy to learn that there are now more than sixty AMS graduate student chapters, engaging students with our Society while building mathematical communities. AMS provides a small annual fund to support chapter activities like the one at Brown. Looking ahead, there are great opportunities for AMS to continue its important work in these directions: The Campaign for The Next Generation, new commitments to mathematics education, and Joint Mathematics Meet- ings Reimagined. Historically, the most successful AMS programs for early career scholars have existed on temporary funding. The public phase of The Campaign for The Next Generation (www.ams.org/giving/nextgen) was launched at the 2019 JMM. A generous benefactor is providing matching funds of up to $1.5 million to help establish this endowment. At present, the AMS is 85% of the way to the initial goal of a $3 million endowed fund. Funds from this endowment will be used to provide small yet impactful grants to support early career mathematicians in multiple ways, such as with travel and child care grants. And in the near future, the AMS will bring on a Director of Education located in the Office of Government Relations in Washington, DC, thus expanding its commitment to mathematics education. Jill Pipher is Elisha Benjamin Andrews Professor of Mathematics at Brown University and president of the American Mathematical Society. Her email address is [email protected]. 798 NOTICES OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 66, NUMBER 6 Finally, and importantly, the leadership of AMS is inviting the community to help in reimagining our future JMM (https://www.ams.org/about-us/jmm-reimagined); starting in 2022, MAA will focus its administrative efforts on MAA MathFest, and management of JMM will be handled entirely by AMS. This creates both a challenge and an oppor- tunity—to ensure that JMM contains all the programming attractive to a wide constituency of mathematicians, from undergraduate students to senior mathematicians. I believe that the success of this annual meeting lies in its amazing breadth, in programming and events that reflect the wide-ranging interests in teaching and research of its attendees. We welcome your ideas as the process of remaking JMM unfolds. Jill Pipher AMS President JUNE/JULY 2019 NOTICES OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY 799 June/July 2019 Notices Cover Credit: The image used in the cover design was generated of the American Mathematical Society by Kasso A. Okoudjou with G. Atindehou and F. Ndjakou Njeunje. FEATURED ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 798 A Word from... Jill Pipher Features 820 Recent Applications of p-adic Methods to Commutative Algebra Linquan Ma and Karl Schwede 832 The Mathematics of Quantum-Enabled Applications on the D-Wave Quantum Computer Jesse J. Berwald 842 An Invitation to Nonstandard Analysis 808 and its Recent Applications An Invitation to Gabor Analysis Isaac Goldbring and Sean Walsh Kasso A. 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