Forum on Physics and Society Fellowship
Fellowship in the American Physical Society is a great honor. In accordance with the APS Constitution, "there shall be elected to Fellowship only such Members who have contributed to the advancement of physics by independent, original research or who have rendered some other special service to the cause of the sciences." All APS members are invited to nominate deserving colleagues as potential Fellows of APS.
Rules and eligibility
Nominating a colleague for APS Fellowship is a way to commend them for excellence in physics and their service to the physics community.
To nominate a colleague for APS Fellowship, you and the additional nominating co-sponsor must be active APS members. The colleague you nominate must also be an active APS member.
Process and selection
To nominate a colleague for APS Fellowship, please include the following:
- The nominee's name
- The co-sponsor's name, and email address
- A 300 character suggested citation that does not include the nominee's name, gendered pronouns, or symbols, and begins with, "For..."
- A 2,500 character paragraph expanding on the citation to indicate the originality and significance of the contributions
- A PDF sponsor's recommendation letter
- The co-sponsor's recommendation letter, which must be uploaded by the co-sponsor
- The nominee's curriculum vitae (CV), which must include academic and employment history, professional honors, a list of principal publications only, and other significant contributions to physics
- Optional: Up to two additional PDF letters of support, which must be uploaded by the letter writers
Selection Committee
- Don Lincoln (Chair)
- Eliane Lessner
- Idalia Ramos
Recent recipients
Areg Danagoulian
2024 recipient
For seminal technological contributions in the field of arms control and cargo security, which significantly benefit international security.
Kazi Rajibul Islam
2024 recipient
For exceptional efforts in promoting science education in rural India and Bangladesh through community outreach, including founding the Bengali online journal Bigyan and co-founding the Open Quantum Design for open-source quantum computing.
Robert Tchitnga
2024 recipient
For work elevating physics in Cameroon, including outreach to the public, school children, university students, and fellow faculty, and for use of physics to provide low-cost solutions to real-life challenges in developing countries.
Irvy Gledhill
2023 recipient
For decades of leadership to advance women in physics in South Africa and globally, for research solving problems important to society, and for exceptional, wide-ranging service to the physics community.
Jeffrey Kovac
2023 recipient
For innovative, scholarly, multidimensional, and persistent contributions to scientific ethics and ethics education along with numerous thoughtful contributions on other complex issues at the interface of science and society.
The membership of APS is diverse and global, and the nominees and recipients of APS Honors should reflect that diversity so that all are recognized for their impact on our community. Nominations of members belonging to groups traditionally underrepresented in physics, such as women, LGBT+ scientists, scientists who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), disabled scientists, scientists from institutions with limited resources, and scientists from outside the United States, are especially encouraged.
Nominees for and holders of APS Honors (prizes, awards, and fellowship) and official leadership positions are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Guidelines. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.