📐Mathematics & statistics

Sarah Peluse wins the 2026 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

Sarah Peluse, an associate professor at Stanford University, will receive the 2026 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for advances in analytic number theory, additive combinatorics, combinatorial geometry and group theory. The citation credits her with breakthroughs across a wide range of problems through powerful new ideas.

Why it matters It is the field's main early-career recognition in the areas closest to Ramanujan's own work, and a marker of where number theory and combinatorics are heading.

Earlier on this storySarah Peluse wins 2026 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize Thursday, 15 October 2026

Sarah Peluse wins 2026 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

The 2026 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize goes to Sarah Peluse, an associate professor at Stanford University, for advances in analytic number theory, additive combinatorics, combinatorial geometry and group theory. The citation credits her with introducing powerful new ideas likely to shape research for years.

Why it matters It marks one of the field's most visible recognitions for early-career number theory, signalling where the next decade of work may go.

AMS chief information officer honoured by Info-Tech

Suzanne Barnes, chief information officer of the American Mathematical Society, has been named a 2026 IT Impact Award winner by Info-Tech Research Group. The award recognises IT leaders for leadership, innovation and collaboration.

Why it matters It is an internal recognition with little bearing on mathematics itself.