Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Atomic, Molecular, or Optical Physics
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To recognize doctoral thesis research of outstanding quality and achievement in atomic, molecular, or optical physics and to encourage effective written and oral presentation of research results. The award to be given annually consists of $2,500 and a certificate citing the contribution made by the recipient. All finalists will receive a travel stipend of $500. Establishment & SupportThe award was established in 1992 by the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics and is sponsored by members and friends of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Rules & EligibilityDoctoral students at any university in the United States or abroad who have passed their thesis defense for the Ph.D. in the disciplines of atomic, molecular, or optical physics any time during the two calendar years preceding the DAMOP Annual Meeting at which the award is to be presented are eligible for the award, except for those whose thesis advisors serve on the current Selection Committee. A student may be a finalist in the competition only once. Eligible non-finalists may only be renominated by submitting an entirely new package, even if it is the same as the original package. Renominations are NOT made automatically. Nomination & Selection ProcessNominations must be received by the Chair of the 2010 DAMOP Thesis Award Selection Committee prior to the deadline for nominations: December 1, 2009. Nominations must be submitted as a single PDF file to the Chair of the Selection Committee in an email attachment. The nomination process is initiated by the thesis advisor. The nomination package consists of the following materials:1. A letter from the thesis advisor citing the specific contributions of the nominee and the significance of those contributions. 2. A letter from the department chair certifying the date of the thesis defense. 3. Two letters seconding the nomination. 4. A manuscript prepared by the nominee describing the thesis research; the manuscript may not exceed 1,500 words (excluding figures and references). 5. An abstract prepared by the nominee suitable for publication in the Bulletin of the American Physical Society; the abstract may not exceed 1,300 characters. The name of the thesis supervisor and the institution should be indicated in a footnote. Anyone (who is not a member of the Thesis Award Selection Committee) may submit one nomination or seconding letter in any given year. The finalists will be chosen by the Thesis Award Selection Committee based on the quality of the thesis research and the written presentation. The finalists will present their work at the Thesis Award Session of the DAMOP Annual Meeting. After consideration of the oral presentations, the Selection Committee will choose the recipient of the award. The winner will be announced at the DAMOP banquet. Nominees who are not selected as finalists may submit abstracts for regular oral or poster presentation at the meeting. Nominations should be sent to:Elizabeth F. McCormack
Email: emccorma@brynmawr.edu Other Members: Chandra Raman, Ana Maria Rey, Liz Donley, Steve Southworth Selected Thesis Prize Finalists will present their talks at the 2010 DAMOP Meeting. A $500 travel stipend will be provided to all the finalists. |
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2009 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in AMO Physics Recipient(s):
Andrew Ludlow NIST-Boulder Javier von Stecher University of Colorado and JILA, Boulder Past Recipients:
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