Laureates of the Japan Prize
The 1991 (7th) Japan Prize
Applied Mathematics
Contributions to analysis and control of distributed systems, and to promotion of applied analysis
Dr. Jacques-Louis Lions (France)
| The Chairman of Analysis and Systems Control at the Collège de France and the President of National Center of Space Studies 1928-2001 |
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Dr. Lions led the world to establish the new field of applied mathematics which makes good use of expertise inherited inside the traditional discipline of analysis and which can fully benefit from the powerful functions of modern computers. His research and achievements have covered exceedingly wide areas, including establishment and development of the control theory of distributed systems which are governed by partial differential equations. The method i s expected to be the most promising among exist ing mathematical approaches to global and environmental problems. As for applications in industry, Dr. Lions made considerable contributions to computational aerodynamics for the aerospace industry, simulation for the petroleum industry and mathematical analysis for the French Energy Agency. |