The IUPAP C10 Early Career Scientist Prize recognizes exceptional achievement in the study of the structure and dynamics of condensed matter by scientists at a relatively early stage of their career. One prize per year is awarded on the basis of nominations received. The recipient must be no more than eight years post PhD (excluding career interruptions) by the deadline of the competition, and is expected to have displayed significant achievement and exceptional promise for future achievement in an area of experimental, computational or theoretical condensed matter physics.
Nomination Requirements and Deadline for Submission:
A complete nomination packet submitted by a senior nominator will consist of
- A cover letter by the nominator with a one-page statement by the nominee explaining the overall significance of the work in terms of grand challenges in the field.
- an award citation of 30 words or less
- a support letter from the nominator
- one or two additional letters, one of which must be from a senior scientist who was not a former supervisor of the nominee at either the graduate or postdoctoral level.
- an up-to-date CV of the candidate, including the PhD completion date.
- up to three salient publications coauthored by the nominee
- A list of key publications and patents.
The entire package should be bundled into a single pdf file and submitted by email to the C10 Secretary, Prof. Changyoung Kim, (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea) at by Oct. 31, 2026.
The Prize
The Prize will consist of 1,000 CHF and a Medal and Certificate.
Prize Selection
The prize selection committee will consist of C10 Commission members. The Prize winner will be announced on the IUPAP website.
Prize Presentation
Winner’s Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony will be held in 2027 at the American Physical Society (APS) Global Physics Summit (April 11–16, 2027, Atlanta, GA) in cooperation with Division of Condensed Matter Physics (DCMP) and Division of Material Physics (DMP) of APS.
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IUPAP welcomes applications from outstanding women and other underrepresented groups.https://iupap.org/who-we-are/internal-organization/commissions/c10-structure-and-dynamics-of-condensed-matter/c10-news/.