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Home   |   Programs   |   Prizes, Awards and Fellowships   |   Prizes   |   J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics

J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics


To recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in particle theory. The prize consists of $10,000, an allowance for travel to the meeting of the Society at which the prize is to be awarded, and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient. It will be presented annually.

Establishment & Support

This prize was endowed in 1984 as a memorial to and in recognition of the accomplishments of J. J. Sakurai by the family and friends of J. J. Sakurai.

Rules & Eligibility

Nominations are open to scientists of all nationalities regardless of the geographical site at which the work was done. The prize may be awarded to more than one person on a shared basis. The prize will normally be awarded for theoretical contributions made at an early stage of the recipients research career. Nominations are active for three years.

Nomination & Selection Process

The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2011 prize has been extended to July 1, 2010. The nomination package must include:

  • A letter of not more than 5,000 characters evaluating    the qualifications of the nominee(s).

In addition, the nomination should include:

  • A biographical sketch.
  • A list of the most important publications.
  • At least two, but not more than four, seconding    letters.
  • Up to five reprints or preprints.

There may be additional requirements for particular prizes and awards. Please read the rules carefully.

To complete a nomination click here for the electronic submission form. All files should be uploaded in PDF format. Letters can be signed electronically (for example, using an embedded facsimile) or physically. In the latter case, they should be digitally scanned. Filenames should include the name of the nominee.

Please contact Shelly Johnston for information on submitting updated material for nominations held-over from the previous selection process.

Selection Committee Members: TBA

Nomination Guidelines

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2010 J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics Recipient(s):
Carl R. Hagen
University of Rochester
Francois Englert
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Gerald S. Guralnik
Brown University
Peter W. Higgs
University of Edinburgh
Robert Brout
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
T.W.B. Kibble
Imperial College

Past Recipients:

2009: Davison E. Soper
John C. Collins
R. Keith Ellis
2008: Alexei Smirnov
Stanislav Mikheyev
2007: Stanley Brodsky
2006: Savas Dimopoulos
2005: Susumu Okubo
2004: Anthony Sanda
Ikaros Bigi
2003: Alfred Mueller
George Sterman
2002: Alberto Sirlin
William J. Marciano
2001: Mark Wise
Mikhail Voloshin
Nathan Isgur
2000: Curtis G. Callan, Jr.
1999: Arkady Vainshtein
Mikhail Shifman
Valentin Invanovich Zakharov
1998: Leonard Susskind
1997: Thomas Appelquist
1996: William Allan Bardeen
1995: Howard Georgi
1994: Yoichiro Nambu
1993: Mary K. Gaillard
1992: Lincoln Wolfenstein
1991: Vladimir N. Gribov
1990: Toichiro Kinoshita
1989: Nicola Cabibbo
1988: Stephen L. Adler
1987: Luciano Maiani and John Iliopoulos
1986: David Gross, H. David Politzer, and Frank Wilczek
1985: Toshihide Maskawa and Makoto Kobayashi
 
 
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