Maths Student Wins Hamilton Prize

Monday, October 21, 2024 - 10:30

Congratulations to final year student Oisín Davey who has been awarded a prestigious 2024 Hamilton Prize in recognition of excellence in mathematics.

On Wednesday, 16 October 2024 the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize was awarded to the top 9 mathematical students on the Island of Ireland, at a ceremony in the Royal Irish Academy.
The Royal Irish Academy awarded the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize for 2024 to the top mathematical students in their final year of study as nominated by their university. Ibec, who sponsor the RIA prize and Hamilton Day activities, see developing STEM talent as a key role in safeguarding Ireland’s economic future.

The ceremony took place at the Royal Irish Academy on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, a date that marks the anniversary of famed Irish scientist William Rowan Hamilton’s discovery of quaternion algebra on 16 October 1843.

The prize ceremony took place in the Academy and was attended by family and friends of the recipients, as well as representatives from their university departments and members of the mathematics community in Ireland. 

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