Maria Goeppert Mayer Award
To recognize and enhance outstanding achievement by a woman physicist in the early years of her career, and to provide opportunities for her to present these achievements to others through public lectures in the spirit of Maria Goeppert Mayer. The award consists of $2,500 plus a $4,000 travel allowance to provide opportunities for the recipient to give lectures in her field of physics at four institutions and at the meeting of the Society at which the award is bestowed and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient. The award will be presented annually. Establishment & SupportThe award was established through sponsorship in 1985 by the General Electric Foundation (now the GE Fund). Rules & EligibilityThis award is to be given to a woman during the early years of her career, not later than ten years after the granting of the Ph.D. degree, for scientific achievements that demonstrate her potential as an outstanding physicist. The lectures must be given at institutions within the United States or its possessions within two years after the award is made. Nominations are active for three years. The nominee must not have received her PhD earlier than ten years prior to the nomination deadline. Nomination & Selection ProcessThe deadline for submission of nominations for the 2009 prize is July 1, 2008. |  |
2008 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Recipient: Vassiliki Kalogera Northwestern University
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