Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Work in
American Physical Society
Award: $1500 – $2500
Deadline: September 2.
To recognize doctoral thesis research of outstanding quality and achievement in computational physics and encourages effective written and oral presentation of research results. Qualifications: Nominee must be a doctoral student (present or past) in any country for work performed as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree; must have passed their thesis defense not more than 18 months before the nomination deadline; must meet APS's standards for professional and ethical conduct; does not need to be an APS member; should be nominated for recent work; should generally be nominated as an individual, though primary members of teams or collaborations may be considered, especially those that involve more than one institution; should not be nominated for funding or recognition they have already received from APS and should only be nominated for new work and for funding and recognition opportunities they have not previously won, unless the individual has significantly extended the previously-recognized work or achievements such that further recognition is appropriate. Additionally, when nominating someone, nominators should consider the accomplishments of women, racial, and ethnic identities in the sciences and scientists outside the United States. APS does not consider nominations of deceased individuals. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria and APS Council of Representatives. How to apply: Nomination must be completed online and should include: nominee’s name, institution, and contact information; date the nominee passed their dissertation or thesis defense, for dissertation and thesis awards; suggested citation, beginning with the word "For" and consisting of less than 300 characters and that does not include the nominee's name, gendered pronouns or symbols; nomination letter that evaluates the qualifications of the nominee and identifies the specific work or achievement to be recognized; at least two, but no more than four, letters of support that evaluate the qualifications of the nominee and that identifies the specific work or achievement to be recognized; nominee’s CV or biosketch; a list of the nominee’s most important publications; nomination package should include: recommendation letter from nominator; this letter should also certify the eligibility of the student and delineate in detail the contributions of the nominee, making comparisons with others; the thesis manuscript in PDF format; a thesis summary accessible to a computational scientist without specific expertise in the field of the thesis, prepared by the nominee; two additional letters of support, at least one from outside the nominee’s institution; nominee’s CV; demographics form. Focus: Physics.