Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Stanford Mathematician Sarah Peluse Wins 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award
Sarah Peluse is a mathematics professor at Stanford University.
She has won the 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award.
The award honors important work in several areas of advanced mathematics.
Peluse will receive $10,000 and a special citation.
She is scheduled to receive the award on December 22, 2026.
The ceremony will take place at the SASTRA Campus on Srinivasa Ramanujan’s birthday.
Peluse’s PhD adviser, Kannan Soundarajan, also won the award in 2005.
The award is named after the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Sarah Peluse, an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University, has won the 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award.
The award recognizes her work in analytic number theory, additive combinatorics, combinatorial geometry and group theory.
Peluse will receive a $10,000 cash prize and citation on December 22, 2026.
The award will be presented at the SASTRA Campus on Srinivasa Ramanujan’s birthday.
Peluse’s PhD adviser, Kannan Soundarajan, was a joint winner of the inaugural 2005 award.
- Who
- Sarah Peluse, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University, is the 2026 award recipient.
- What
- She won the SASTRA-Ramanujan Award for contributions to several areas of mathematics.
- When
- The award is for 2026 and is scheduled to be presented on December 22, 2026.
- Where
- The presentation will take place at the SASTRA Campus.
- Why
- The award recognizes Peluse’s contributions to analytic number theory, additive combinatorics, combinatorial geometry and group theory.
- Award recipient
- Sarah Peluse
- Institution
- Stanford University
- Prize
- $10,000 cash prize and a citation
- Presentation date
- December 22, 2026
- Presentation venue
- SASTRA Campus
- Previous awardees winning Fields Medals
- Seven of the previous 21 awardees
- Notable academic connection
- Peluse’s PhD adviser, Kannan Soundarajan, jointly won the inaugural 2005 award