Wolf Prize 2012: Winners

Recipients

1. Luis Caffarelli

   Math

   for outstanding, visionary, original and fundamental work on partial differential equations, in particular on regularity for elliptic and parabolic equations, free boundary problems and fluid mechanics.

2. Michael Aschbacher

   Math

   for being a principal architect of the classification of finite simple groups. His impact on the theory of finite is extraordinary in its depth, breadth and beauty.