At the International Congress of Mathematicians in Zurich in 1994, Bourgain received his greatest honour for this work when he was awarded a Fields Medal . Caffarelli addressed the Congress on Bourgain's work which had led to this great honour:
Sa International Congress of Mathematicians sa Zurich noong 1994, Bourgain natanggap ang kanyang pinakamataas na karangalan para sa mga ito sa trabaho kapag siya ay iginawad ng isang patlang na medalya. Caffarelli direksiyon ng Kongreso sa Bourgain ng trabaho na kung saan nagkaroon na ito na humantong sa dakilang karangalan: