American Institute of Mathematics

The institute was founded with the primary goal of identifying and solving important mathematical problems.

Originally very small groups of top mathematicians would be assembled to solve a major problem, such as the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture.

Later, the institute began running a program of week-long workshops on current topics in mathematical research.

[1] The institute planned to move to Morgan Hill, California, about 39 miles (63 km) to the southeast of San Jose, when its new facility is completed.

[6] The award honors Gerald L. Alexanderson, Professor at Santa Clara University and founding chair of AIM's Board of Trustees [1].