The Nuclear Physics Division (NPD) of the European Physical Society (EPS) is delighted to announce that the winners of the 2024 Lise Meitner prize are Prof. Dr. Muhsin N. Harakeh (University of Groningen - Netherlands) & Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Achim Richter (Technical University of Darmstadt - Germany).

The prize is given every two years for outstanding work in the fields of experimental, theoretical or applied nuclear science. Professors Harakeh and Richter are both renowned figures in nuclear physics, having made significant discoveries over decades of dedicated research. Their contributions have influenced the entire scientific community in this field.

Prof. Harakeh and Prof. Richter have been awarded the prize for their seminal contributions to the discovery and investigation of collective modes in atomic nuclei, including the Isoscalar Giant Monopole and Dipole Resonances and the "Scissors Mode”, and the role of the isospin degree of freedom in nuclear excitations. Their work has also driven significant methodological advancements, such as zero-degree measurement techniques and the development of multi-turn superconducting linear accelerators.

The prize will be awarded on 22-26 September 2025 during the 6^th European Nuclear Physics Conference 2025 (EuNPC 2025) in Caen (France), where the winners will give a talk on their research.

More info:

- 2024 call and previous winners available here

- A brief article on Lise Meitner is available here