Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award in Experimental Condensed Matter or Materials Physics

This award recognizes doctoral thesis research of exceptional quality and importance in experimental condensed matter or experimental materials physics. The annual award consists of $3000, a certificate, travel reimbursement up to $1000, and a registration waiver to attend to give an invited talk and accept the award at APS March Meeting.

Establishment & Support

The award was established in 2013 to honor the scientific and administrative contributions of Richard L. Greene to experimental condensed matter and materials physics. The Richard L. Greene Award is supported by a gift from his family.

Rules & Eligibility

Nominations will be accepted for doctoral dissertations written in English and submitted to any college or university, worldwide. Nominees must have submitted their dissertations after January 1, two years prior to the award year. For example, if submitting a nomination for the award to be presented in 2019, the nominee must have submitted their dissertation after January 1, 2017. Nominations may be considered for up to two consecutive review cycles if they continue to meet this criteria and the nominator re-certifies the nomination before the next deadline.

Nomination & Selection Process

Deadline: Monday, September 2, 2024

Nominations must be submitted to the Award Selection Committee prior to the deadline for the nominations. The deadline for nominations is typically September 1st of the year preceding the March Meeting where the award is presented. Nominations of qualified women and members of underrepresented minority groups are especially encouraged. This award will be based on the dissertation itself and not the subsequent work.

The nomination packet consists of the following materials:

  1. APS Prizes and Awards nomination form (nominee’s contact information, thesis date)
  2. Nominee CV
  3. A copy of the Ph.D. thesis written in English
  4. A letter from the thesis advisor explaining the rationale for the nomination
  5. Two letters of support with at least one being from another institution

To start a new or update a continuing nomination, please see the Prize & Award Nomination Guidelines.

2024 Selection Committee: Peter Armitage (Chair), Adina Luican-Mayer, Ian Fisher, Bharat Jalan, Paul Sokol

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.

2024 Recipients

Augusto Ghiotto
University of California, Berkeley

Tanya Berry
Princeton University



Past Recipients

2023: Suraj Cheema
          Tiarnan Doherty
2022: Yuan Cao
2021: Ilya Belopolski
          Mallika Randeria
2020: Hsiang-Hsi Kung
          Veronika Sunko
          Xiao Mi
2019: Edbert Jarvis Sie
          Uri Vool
2018: Claire Donnelly
          M. A. Mueed
2017: Deep Jariwala
          Liang Wu
2016: Alexander Steppke
          Susanne Baumann
2015: Matthew D. Reed
          Moureen C. Kemei