EPS SNPD prizes 2019: Call for nominations
We ask the scientific community for suggestions of suitable candidates for the following two prizes, which are awarded by EPS every 2 years.
EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize
The EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize is awarded by EPS for outstanding research contributions in the area of statistical physics, nonlinear physics, complex systems and complex networks. The prize winner will have made ground-breaking and agenda setting contributions for the development of this field. The prize can be shared by up to 2 people. The prize consists of a glass trophy and a cash sum. Prize winners can have any nationality.
EPS-SNPD Early Career Prize
This prize is awarded to an early career scientist (defined as having obtained his/her PhD less than 6 years prior to the time of nomination) who has made outstanding research contributions to an area of statistical physics, nonlinear physics, complex systems, or complex networks, as shown by a top quality and highly cited paper in an international journal. The prize can be shared by up to 2 people. The prize consists of a glass trophy and a cash sum. Prize winners can have any nationality.
Please send your nominations to c [dot] beck [at] qmul [dot] ac [dot] uk with the subject header “EPS-SNPD prize nomination”, attaching a brief description of the research contribution of the candidate (2 pages maximum, including a list of up to 6 key publications).
Deadline for nominations for the 2019 prizes is 31 January 2019.
The prize selection committee consists of the current board members of the Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division of EPS in consultation with external experts. Prizes will be awarded at the 2nd EPS-SNPD conference in Stockholm 7-11 May 2019.
History
The above prizes were created by EPS in 2017 and are awarded every 2 years.
The previous prize winners (in 2017) were Peter Grassberger, Itamar Proccacia (EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize) and Edgar Roldan, Laura Forni (EPS-SNPD Early Career prize).
EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize award session Krakow 6th September 2017 Click here for pictures from the previous award ceremony
Some more information on the 2017 prize awards EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize 2017
