The first association of Armenian mathematicians was formed in 1920, during the First Armenian Republic; its president was Ervand Kogbetlianz, a professor at Yerevan State University.[3]
The modern Armenian Mathematical Union was founded in 1991, the same year that Armenia gained independence due to the dissolution of the USSR.[3]
In 2020 the AMU dedicated its annual session to the 100th anniversary of the first association.[5]
Activities and awards
The AMU has organised several international conferences.[2] In May–June 2018 it hosted a conference to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Emil Artin's birth.[6]
Since 2001 the AMU has annually awarded the Emil Artin Junior Prize in Mathematics to a mathematician under the age of thirty-five who studied in Armenia, for "outstanding contributions in algebra, geometry, topology, and number theory."[3] The prize is named after Emil Artin. The winner is announced in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, and as of 2024 receives a cash prize of US$1400.[3][7]
Presidents
The Armenian Mathematical Union has had 7 presidents since its founding.[8]
