What is Clay Mathematics Institute?
The '''Clay Mathematics Institute''' (CMI) is a private, non-profit [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundation]], based in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. The institute is dedicated to increasing and disseminating [[mathematics|mathematical]] knowledge.<ref>{{Citation|title=Clay Mathematics Institute|date=2023-07-26|url=https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clay_Mathematics_Institute&veaction=edit|work=Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia|language=en|access-date=2024-10-23}}</ref> It gives out various awards and sponsorships to promising mathematicians. [[Boston]] businessman [[Landon T. Clay]] and his wife, Lavinia D. Clay started it in 1998. [[Harvard University]] [[mathematician]] [[Arthur Jaffe]] was the first president of CMI. The institute is best known for its [[Millennium Prize Problems]], a list of the seven most important unsolved mathematical questions. Of these, only the [[Poincaré conjecture]] has since been solved. The Clay Institute also does other things, including a postdoctoral program (ten Clay Research Fellows are supported each year) and an annual summer school, the proceedings of which are published jointly with the [[American Mathematical Society]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Mathematical societies]] [[Category:Cambridge, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Scientific organizations based in the United States]] [[Category:1998 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1990s establishments in Massachusetts]] [[Category:Organizations based in Massachusetts]]