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Nominations open for the EPS-Quantum Electronics and Optics Division 2017 Prizes

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European Physical Society – Quantum Electronics and Optics Division

The Quantum Electronics and Optics Division (QEOD) of the European Physical Society (EPS) is soliciting nominations for the biennial Quantum Electronics and Optics Prizes, Fresnel Prizes and Thesis Prizes, which will be presented at the 2017 Edition of the CLEO/Europe-EQEC Conference in Munich, Germany, between Sunday 25 June and Thursday 29 June 2017.

Nominations are to be received online by 24 March 2017 at the latest.

EPS Quantum Electronics & Optics Prizes

Two Quantum Electronics & Optics prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions to quantum electronics and optics. There is one prize for fundamental aspects and another one for applied aspects. Each Prize winner will receive a medal and 5000 Euros.

Fresnel Prizes 2017

Two EPS-QEOD prizes will be awarded for outstanding contributions to quantum electronics and optics made by young scientists up to the age of 35 (on 31 December 2017). There is one prize for fundamental aspects and one prize for applied aspects. The prize winners will each receive a medal and 2000 Euros.

EPS-QEOD Thesis Prizes 2017

Four EPS/QEOD prizes will reward excellence in PhD research and scientific communication in quantum electronics and optics related to a PhD thesis defended in the period June 2015 – June 2017. The prize winners are each to receive a diploma and 1000 Euros.

Online Submission

All material must be prepared in English and combined into either a single consolidated PDF file or a ZIP archive. 

Please click the links below to access the submission site: http://qeod.epsdivisions.org/QEOD%20Prizes/european-physical-society-quantum-electronics-and-optics-division-prizes-2017




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