Norwegian Mathematical Society


The Norwegian Mathematical Society is a professional society for mathematicians. It was formed in 1918, with Carl Størmer elected as its first president.
It organizes mathematical contests and the annual Abel symposium and also awards the Viggo Brun Prize to young Norwegian mathematicians for outstanding research in mathematics, including mathematical aspects of information technology, mathematical physics, numerical analysis, and computational science. The 2018 Prize winner was Rune Gjøringbø Haugseng.
The NMF is a member of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and provides the Norwegian National Committee in the International Mathematical Union.

Past Presidents and Honorary Members

Term of officeName
1st President1918-1925Carl Størmer
2nd President1925-1928Alf Guldberg
3rd President1928-1935Poul Heegaard
4th President1935-1946Ingebrigt Johansson
5th President1946-1951Jonas E. Fjeldstad
6th President1951-1953Viggo Brun
7th President1953-1959Ralph Tambs Lyche
8th President1960-1966Karl Egil Auberg
9th President1967-1971Jens Erik Fenstad
10th President1972-1974Per Holm
11th President1975-1982Erling Størmer
12th President1983-1985Dag Normann
13th President1985-1988Bernt Øksendal
14th President1989-1991Ragni Piene
15th President1991-1995Geir Ellingsrud
16th President1995-2000Bent Birkeland
17th President2000-2003Dag Normann
18th President2003-2007Kristian Seip
19th President2007-2011Brynjulf Owren
20th President2011-2015Sigmund Selberg
21st President2015-2019Petter Andreas Bergh
22nd Presidentsince 2019Hans Munthe-Kaas

The Society elected two Honorary Members: Carl Størmer and Viggo Brun.