Award

David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics

This award recognizes an outstanding contributor to the field of materials physics who is notable for high quality research, review articles, and lecturing. The Lectureship consists of a $5,000 honorarium for the lecturer and a certificate citing the contribution made by the recipient. The award will be made at the March APS meeting where the lecturer will present an invited talk before the appropriate focused session of the Materials Physics Division. It is presented annually.

Rules and eligibility

Nominations are open to anyone doing research, writing, and lecturing in the field of Materials Physics. The lectureship shall be for outstanding contributions to the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of materials and their properties. In addition to the significance of the research, special attention shall also be paid to the clarity of written and oral skills of the recipient. The lectureship shall ordinarily be awarded to one person but a second person can be included if the work and/or review was jointly developed. Nominations will be considered for three review cycles provided the nominator re-certifies the nomination before the next deadline.

Process and selection

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.

Selection Committee

  • Junqiao Wu (Chair)
  • Quanxi Jia (Vice Chair)
  • Julie Borchers
  • Nitin Samarth
  • Paula Giraldo-Gallo

Establishment and support

This lectureship was endowed in 1988 with contributions from the friends of David Adler and major support from Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., as well as support from the APS Division of Material Physics.

Recent recipients

Sergei V. Kalinin

2025 recipient

For sustained leadership and vision in integrating machine learning methods with physical sciences, particularly in the development of autonomous electron and scanning probe microscopies and applications to nanoscale electromechanics of ferroelectric and energy materials.

Nitin Samarth

2024 recipient

For seminal contributions to semiconductor spintronics through the development of atomically engineered materials.

Elbio Dagotto

2023 recipient

For pioneering work on the theoretical framework of correlated electron systems and describing their importance through elegant written and oral communications.

Axel Hoffmann

2022 recipient

For pioneering work, engaging lectures, and comprehensive reviews advancing the understanding of spin transport and magnetization dynamics in magnetic multilayers.

Robert Cava

2021 recipient

For enabling significant advances in the field of topological materials by recognizing, discovering and fabricating novel compounds, and demonstrating with collaborators that such materials show the expected exotic topological properties.

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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.

David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics

Type
Award
Category
Research
Sponsor
APS Division of Materials Physics (DMP)
Amount
$5,000

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