Brian Conrad

Winner of the Barry Prize, 2024

The prize citation for Dr. Conrad’s Barry Prize reads:

Brian Conrad has done seminal work in number theory, co-authoring the proof of the full Taniyama-Shimura-Weil conjecture, as well as making widely influential contributions to non-Archimedean geometry and the study of algebraic groups. He has also been an important voice for maintaining rigor in math education, so students at every achievement level will have the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Academy honors Dr. Conrad’s distinguished contributions to humanity’s knowledge of mathematics, and commitment to excellence in math education.

Brian Conrad is a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. He was raised in New York, and obtained his PhD at Princeton University in 1996 under the advisement of Andrew Wiles. After a few postdoctoral years at Harvard, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2000, remaining there until 2008 when he moved to Stanford University. His research interests are at the interface of number theory and algebraic geometry, recognized with a Presidential Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation. As the son of two former high school math teachers, he has also been active in educational efforts that improve readiness for college-level math, including raising public awareness about the interaction of pre-college math skills with the quantitative needs of the future workforce.

October 2024