Authors: Andreas Dinklage (AP), Hana Barankova (IP), Eva Kovacevic (IP), Mervi Mantsinen (EC) and Monica Spolaore (PP) (Prize coordinators respectively for the Alfvén-Prize (AP), Innovation Prize (IP), Early Career Prize (EP) and PhD Prize (PP))

The EPS Plasma Physics Division asks you to consider nominating a suitable person or persons for the:

• 2025 Alfvén Prize
• 2025 Innovation Prize
• 2025 PhD Research Award
  
• 2025 EPS-PPCF Sylvie-Jaquemot Early Career Prize

which will be presented at our next annual conference, to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2025, (July 7th -11th).

The deadlines for nominations are:

• Alfvén Prize: Monday, November 11th 2024 (23:59 central European time).
• Innovation Prize: Friday, February 14th 2025 (23:59 central European time).
• 2025 PhD Research Award : call open from October 1st to November 22nd 2024
• 2025 EPS-PPCF Sylvie-Jaquemot Early Career Prize: Friday, February 28th 2025 (23:59 central European time).

The descriptions of the prizes and the relevant nomination forms can be found at http://plasma.ciemat.es/eps/awards
Please note that nominations from previous years will not automatically be considered for this year's prizes, but we encourage you to re-submit any still suitable and promising nomination that has so far been unsuccessful.

The international physics community has a diverse and global membership, and both nominees and recipients of EPS awards need to reflect that diversity to ensure that all physicists have an opportunity to be recognized for their impact in the field. Nominations of individuals from groups that are historically underrepresented in physics, such as women, LGBT+ scientists, scientists from a Black or other minority ethnic background, scientists who are refugees or have been displaced from their country of birth, disabled scientists, and scientists from institutions with limited resources, are especially encouraged.
Nominees for and holders of EPS awards are expected to meet certain standards of professional conduct and integrity. In particular they have an obligation to avoid fabrication, falsification and plagiarism, and they have an obligation to treat people well, which prohibits abuse of power, requires fair and respectful relationships with colleagues, subordinates and students, and eschews bias, whether implicit or explicit. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of awards.

Nominations are sought for the Fritz London Memorial Prize for Low Temperature Physics, which will be presented at the International Low Temperature Conference (LT30) in Bilbao, Spain, in August 2025.

The Fritz London Memorial Prize is an international prize supported by the endowment created at Duke University by John Bardeen, a generous gift from the late Horst Meyer, and donations from Oxford Instruments. It is awarded once every three years and is intended to recognize outstanding experimental and theoretical contributions to low temperature physics. Background information and a list of previous London Prize winners can be found at: https://physics.duke.edu/fritz-london-memorial-prize

The members of the 2025 London Memorial Prize Committee are: P. Hakonen (Chair, Aalto U., Finland), Eva Andrei (Rutgers U., USA), Laura Greene (FSU and MagLab, USA), H. Mooij (TU Delft, Netherlands), and Y. Okuda (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan).

Nominations and supporting letters should be sent to the Chair of the Prize Committee:
Prof. Pertti Hakonen
pertti.hakonen@aalto.fi
Subject: London Memorial Prize

The deadline for the receipt of nominations and supporting letters is November 15, 2024.

The nomination letter should clearly state all of the following:

• The basis for the proposed prize.
• Publications on which the nomination is based.
• An assessment of the impact on the low temperature community.
• Relevant biographical information and institutional affiliation.
• Supporting letters (no more than 4) should be submitted together with the nomination materials.

There are no restrictions on who could receive this award. It has been the policy of the committee to avoid giving the award for work that has already been recognized by the Simon Memorial Prize or by other comparable awards. The committee also looks more favorably on recent work as compared to work whose significance has been apparent for a long time.

The European Physical Society launched the Emmy Noether Distinction to recognize noteworthy women physicists who have a strong connection to Europe through their nationality or work.

Emmy Noether, with her fundamental and revolutionary work in the abstract algebra and on conservation laws in theoretical physics, is an exceptional historical figure for all generations - past, present and future - of physicists.

The laureates of the Emmy Noether Distinction are chosen for their capacity to inspire the next generation of scientists, and especially encourage women to pursue a career in physics. Attribution criteria therefore focus on the candidate’s: 

• research achievements
• endeavours to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women in physics
• coordination of projects and management activity
• service to the scientific community and research administration

Nominators are encouraged to address these four points in their proposal.

Commencing 2022, the EPS Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics is to be awarded once a year, to two distinguished women physicists. Namely, the Emmy Noether Distinction will be awarded to an early- and mid–career laureate, as well as to a more advanced candidate, as a Distinction for her full career.

To make a nomination,  apply via this site or submit the following documents to the EPS Secretariat:

• A cover letter, detailing (in no more than 3 paragraphs) the motivation for awarding the EPS Emmy Noether Distinction to the nominee;

• The nominee’s name, institution and email

• The nominee’s CV

• The nominator’s name, institution, and email

• Optional: No more than 3 support letters 

Download the distinction charter

Read more about the EPS Emmy Noether Distinction on the EPS website

The European Physical Society launched the Emmy Noether Distinction to recognize noteworthy women physicists having a strong connection to Europe through their nationality or work.

Emmy Noether, with her fundamental and revolutionary work in the areas of abstract algebra and on the conservation laws in theoretical physics, is an exceptional historical figure for all generations - past, present and future - of physicists.

The laureates of the Emmy Noether Distinction are chosen for their capacity to inspire the next generation of scientists, and especially encourage women to pursue a career in physics. Attribution criteria therefore focus on the candidate’s:

• research achievements
• endeavours in favour of gender equality and the empowerment of women in physics
• coordination of projects and management activity
• service to the scientific community and research administration

Nominators are encouraged to address these four points in their proposal.

Commencing 2022, the EPS Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics is to be awarded once a year, to two distinguished women physicists. Namely, the Emmy Noether Distinction will be awarded to an early- and mid–career laureate, as well as to a more advanced candidate, as a Distinction for her full career.

To make a nomination, please email the following information to the EPS Secretariat:

• A cover letter, detailing (in no more than 3 paragraphs) the motivation for awarding the EPS Emmy Noether Distinction to the nominee;
• The nominee’s name, institution and email
• The nominee’s CV
• The nominator’s name, institution, and email
• Optional: No more than 3 support letters
  

Download the distinction charter 
Read more about the EPS Emmy Noether Distinction on the EPS website

The EPS has two Early Career prizes to be awarded each year – one each for achievements of a mainly theoretical or experimental nature. Those eligible for these awards should have made a substantial contribution to the development or reputation of physics in Europe.

"Early Career" is defined as those individuals in the first 12 years of their career in physics following their first degree or equivalent, with allowance for any career breaks.
Terms and conditions can be found at: https://www.eps.org/page/distinction_prize_ec

Nominations should be made no later than 15th January 2023 to EPS Secretary General, David Lee.