Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award in Experimental Condensed Matter
American Physical Society
Award: $1000 – $3000
Deadline: June 3.
To recognize exceptional early-career scientists who have performed original doctoral thesis work of outstanding scientific quality and achievement in the area of experimental particle physics. Qualifications: Nominee must be a doctoral student studying at a college or university in North America including their study-abroad programs, for dissertation research carried out in the field of experimental particle physics; the work to be considered must have been accomplished as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree; first-time nominees for the current year award must have defended their Ph.D. thesis no earlier than September 1, two year previous and no later than August 31, last year; a candidate may be renominated once for this award in the year following their original nomination; individual 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, applicants 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 should 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: a full copy of the nominee's PhD thesis, along with up to four publications and/or reports describing the work; a thesis summary of no more than two pages prepared by the nominee; a brief summary of the thesis suitable for distribution as the basis of an article in the popular press; a complete curriculum vitae of the nominee, including a list of publications; a nominating letter from the thesis advisor stating (a) the date of the thesis defense and the date the final thesis document was presented to the graduate school, (b) the role of the nominee in writing any parts of the thesis that have been published or submitted for publication (please identify these parts of the thesis), and (c) the specific contributions of the nominee, making comparisons with others; at least two letters supporting the nomination; demographics form (if known/wish to specify age, gender, race, and ethnicity of the nominee). Focus: Physics.