We are delighted to announce that Prof. Anton Zeilinger has been elected as an EPS Honorary Member at the EPS Council Meeting of 27^th March 2024. EPS honorary members are individuals that the EPS wishes to recognise for their exceptional achievements in physics, whether in research, industry and/or education. Prof. Zeilinger’s distinction is in recognition of:

"Outstanding achievements in fundamental and applied quantum physics, encompassing quantum teleportation, novel entangled states and related applications such as quantum communication, quantum cryptography, and quantum computation; and for exceptional services to the European physics community."

Prof. Zeilinger is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Vienna. In 2022 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Alain Aspect and John Clauser.

Prof Zeilinger has also worked tirelessly for the European Physics Community. He is a former President of  the Austrian Physical Society and the Austian Academy of Sciences and he has been at the forefront of the development of a European Quantum Technology Strategy.

Anton Zeilinger at the annual meeting of the Austrian Physical Society in September 2022 in Leoben where he received the honorary membership of the ÖPG.

EPS Fellows

EPS Members are invited to nominate EPS Individual Members as EPS Fellows. Individuals whose achievements in physics, whether in research, industry or education and/or through commitment to the EPS warrant specific recognition are eligible to become EPS Fellows. Nominations should be sent to EPS Secretary General, David Lee, by 15th January 2023.

More information about EPS Fellows, including the list of current EPS Fellows and the rules for nomination, is available on the EPS website.

Honorary Members

EPS Members are invited to nominate outstanding individuals as Honorary Members of the EPS.
Distinguished persons whose outstanding achievements in physics or a related science whom the European Physical Society especially desires to honour can be elected EPS Honorary Members. In addition, distinguished individuals whom the EPS may desire to honour for exceptional service to the Society in furtherance of its aims and objectives shall also be eligible to become Honorary Members.

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

More information, including the list of current EPS Honorary Members and the rules for nomination, is available on the EPS website.

Gero Thomas medal

The Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal was created in 2000 to honour the memory of G. Thomas, who was the Secretary General of the EPS from 1973 to 1997 and played an essential role in the growth and the development of the Society. The Commemorative Medal is awarded to individuals for their outstanding service to the Society. More information about the award, and a list of recipients can be found here: http://www.eps.org/?page=distinction_prize_gt 

EPS Members (Member Societies, Individual Members, and Associate members) are invited to make nominations for the 2023 Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal. 

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

Please note that The Medal may not be awarded to any person currently member or having been member of the Executive Committee in the past three years.  To complete the nomination, the nominator is asked to provide the following documents:
(i) The references of the nominee (Name, first name, full postal address, email address, phone and fax numbers)
(ii) A description of the services of the individual to the Society (maximum & A4 page)
(iii) A suggested citation (maximum 250 words)
(iv) Nominee's academic and professional background, and professional honours
(v) Three supporters statements 

All proposals will be treated in confidence. Although they will be acknowledged there will be no further communication.

The EPS Achievement Award

The EPS Achievement Award is given annually by the European Physical Society for excellent contributions to the promotion and development of: EPS Divisions or their Sections; EPS Groups; EPS Committees. This award recognises activities, and achievements, which have favoured EPS internal collaboration and effectively promoted the image and the impact of the EPS within the scientific community, policy makers and other stakeholders

More information about the award can be found here: https://www.eps.org/page/distinction_prize_AA

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

The European Physical Society highly values and promotes outstanding scientific achievements in the field of Physics. At the same time, the EPS wants to contribute to making such special achievements accessible to the general public. Therefore the EPS has established several Prizes, Distinctions and Awards to underline its respect and admiration for the work of the prizewinners.

Calls for nominations are now open for the following awards:

• The EPS Early Career Prizes (one for theoretical and one for experimental work);
• The EPS Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal;
• EPS Fellows;
• EPS Honorary Members.

Terms and conditions, nomination rules or prize charter for each of these awards can be found on the EPS website, see DISTINCTIONS.

The deadline for the above awards is 15 January, 2021.

In addition to these EPS awards, there is a large number of prizes awarded by the EPS Divisions and Groups. These have their own deadlines and nomination rules, to be found at the EPS website as indicated above.

EPS Fellows

EPS Members are invited to nominate EPS Individual Members as EPS Fellows. Individuals whose achievements in physics, whether in research, industry or education and/or through commitment to the EPS warrant specific recognition are eligible to become EPS Fellows. Nominations should be sent to EPS Secretary General, David Lee, by 31 January 2016.

More information about EPS Fellows, including the list of current EPS Fellows and the rules for nomination, is available on the EPS website.

EPS Honorary Members

EPS Members are invited to nominate outstanding individuals as Honorary Members of the EPS.
Distinguished persons whose outstanding achievements in physics or a related science whom the European Physical Society especially desires to honour can be elected EPS Honorary Members. In addition, distinguished individuals whom the EPS may desire to honour for exceptional service to the Society in furtherance of its aims and objectives shall also be eligible to become Honorary Members.

Nominations should be made no later than 31 January 2016 to EPS Secretary General, David Lee.
More information, including the list of current EPS Honorary Members and the rules for nomination, is available on the EPS website.

Gero Thomas medal

The Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal was created in 2000 to honour the memory of G. Thomas, who was the Secretary General of the EPS from 1973 to 1997 and played an essential role in the growth and the development of the Society. The Commemorative Medal is awarded to individuals for their outstanding service to the Society.  More information about the award, and a list of recipients can be found here: http://www.eps.org/?page=distinction_prize_gt 

EPS Members (Member Societies, Individual Members, and Associate members) are invited to make nominations for the 2016 Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal. 

The deadline is 31 January 2016.  

Please note that The Medal may not be awarded to any person currently member or having been member of the Executive Committee in the past three years.  To complete the nomination, the nominator is asked to provide the following documents:
(i) The references of the nominee (Name, first name, full postal address, email address, phone and fax numbers)

(ii) A description of the services of the individual to the Society (maximum & A4 page)
(iii) A suggested citation (maximum 250 words)
(iv) Nominee’s academic and professional background, and professional honors
(v) Three supporters statements  All proposals will be treated in confidence. Although they will be acknowledged there will be no further communication.

Nominations should be sent to the attention of the G. Thomas Prize Selection Committee  by email to Sylvie Loskill (s.loskill@eps.org); or by surface mail to

EPS Secretariat
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