Young Astrophysicists' Prizes

19 febbraio 2010

Commission 19 (Astrophysics) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics plans to present two young scientists' prizes in astrophysics for 2009 and 2010 at the 25th Texas Symposium on Relavistic Astrophysics in Heidelberg in December 2010.

Each prize will consist of 1000 euros, a medal, and most probably an invitation to speak at the conference.
 

Criteria are:
1. Outstanding contributions by the individual
2. Fewer than 8 years of post-PhD research by December 2009 (for the 2009 prize) or by December 2010 (for the 2010 prize). Interruptions of military service, family emergencies, etc (but not teaching) are allowed.
 

A nomination package consists of :

1. A letter from the nominator outlining the reasons for the nomination
2. A complete CV and list of publications
3. Two supporting letters, at least one of which must come from someone not at the nominee's institution and not a mentor or significant collaborator. Self-nominations are not permitted, but a candidate could ask a mentor or colleague to provide a nomination.

 
Nomination packages should be sent either electronically to the C19 chair, Maria Victoria Fonseca (fonseca@sagan.gae.ucm.es) or as paper to the selection committe chair Virginia Trimble (Physics Dept, Univ. of California, Irvine CA 92697 USA) so as to arrive by 1 June 2010.

The winners will be selected and notified over the next few weeks.

Click here to visit the IUPAP Young Scientists Prize in Astrophysics Web Page