International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
Young Scientist Prize in Computational Physics
Winners:
2007: Professor Stefano Sanvito (School of Physics, Trinity College in Dublin)
2008: Doctor Naoki Yoshida (Department of Physics, Nagoya University)
Name of the Award:
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Young Scientist Prize in Computational Physics
Frequency/Venue:
- Triennially, up to three International Union of Pure and Applied Physics [IUPAP] Young Scientist Prizes in Computational Physics will be awarded.
- The awards will be announced and presented at the annual Conference on Computational Physics (CCP).
- It is intended that one award be made each year. However, in any given year, the selection committee may, at its discretion, may decide not to make an award. If so, multiple awards may be made in the following year.
Criteria for selection:
- Recipients in a given year should on January 1 of that year have a maximum of 8 years of research experience (excluding career interruptions) following their PhD.
- Recipients should be the principal performer of original work of outstanding scientific quality in Computational Physics.
- Previous recipients will not be eligible for another award.
Nomination procedure:
- Awards will be advertised electronically by the C20 Commission on its web page [see www.iupap.org] and elsewhere.
- Deadline for nominations is 1st March.
- Self-nominations will not be considered.
- Nominations shall be made to the Chairman of the C20 Commission by electronic mail and should include the following:
- A nomination letter
- Two supporting letters
- A Curriculum Vitae.
The letters should highlight the leadership role being played by the nominee in his or her field with respect to scientific advances made through computation, the development of new computational methods, and the advanced use of computers for scientific applications. The nominating letter shall identify and discuss at least three of the nominee's most significant publications and give their citation counts. The author of one supporting letter should be a person in the nominee's field but shall be not be a past or present mentor, co-author, supervisor, or collaborator. Also, this author's employer should differ from the present one of the nominee. Besides including employment and educational histories and a list of publications, the curriculum vitae should also identify any international or national scientific awards received and invited talks given at international and national meetings.
The selection committee:
The selection committee consists of the Members and Associate Members of the C20 Commission. The selection committee may consult with appropriate external assessors.
Type of Awards:
- Awards will be US$1000 each, plus a medal and certificate to be provided by IUPAP.
- Award money will normally be given as a contribution towards the expenses for attending the CCP.
- The winner will be invited to present a paper at the CCP.
