Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics

To provide recognition to exceptional young scientists who have performed original doctoral thesis work of outstanding scientific quality and achievement in the area of experimental particle physics. The annual award consists of $1,500, a certificate citing the accomplishments of the recipient, and an allowance of up to $1,000 for travel to attend the annual meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields (DPF) at which the award will be presented.

Establishment & Support

The award was established in 1999 in memory of Dr. Mitsuyoshi Tanaka with funding provided by friends and family.

Rules & Eligibility

Nominations will be accepted for any doctoral student studying at a college or university in the United States or in an education abroad program of a college or university in the United States for dissertation research carried out in the field of experimental particle physics. The work to be considered must have been accomplished as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree. Nominees must pass their thesis defense 12 months prior to the original deadline: between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Each nominee will be considered in not more than two consecutive cycles.

Nomination & Selection Process

The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2009 prize has been extended to October 1, 2008.

Five (5) copies of nominations and supporting documentation for the 2009 Prize should be sent to the Chair of the 2009 Selection Committee:

William Ford
University of Colorado, Boulder
Physics Department 390
Boulder, CO 80309
Phone (303) 492-6149
Fax (303) 492-5119
Email  wtford@pizero.colorado.edu

Other Selection Committee Members: Gary Feldman, David Kirkby (Vice Chair), Harold Ogren, Pekka Sinervo

Documentation

The nomination package should include:

1. Five copies of the thesis, publications and/or reports describing the work, together with a summary of up to two pages of the thesis.
2. A summary of the thesis suitable for distribution as the basis of an article in the popular press.
3. A brief curriculum vitae of the nominee and the date of the thesis defense.
4. A letter from the thesis advisor describing the specific contributions of the nominee, making comparisons with others.
5. At lease two letters seconding the nomination

2008 Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics Recipient:
Jedrzej Biesiada
Princeton University

Past Recipients:

2007:	Jean-Francois Arguin
2006:	Alysia D. Marino
2005:	Maria Florencia Canelli
2004:	Shahram Rahatlou
2003:	Geralyn Zeller
2002:	Bruce Owen Knuteson
2001:	Sunil Golwala