Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics
The prize consists of $10,000, an allowance for travel to the meeting of the Society at which the prize is awarded and at which the recipient will deliver the Rahman Lecture, and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient. The prize will be presented annually.
Rules and eligibility
Nominations are open to scientists of all nationalities regardless of the geographical site at which the work was done. The prize shall ordinarily be awarded to one person, but a prize may be shared when all recipients have contributed to the same accomplishments. Nominations are active for three years.
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.
Establishment and support
This prize was established in 1992 with support through 2020 from IBM Corporation as a means of recognizing outstanding work and disseminating information in computational physics. IBM also generously contributed to the endowment that was established in 2021, along with other donors including the family of Aneesur Rahman. This Prize has been endowed to be given in perpetuity.
Recent recipients
Gustavo E. Scuseria
2024 recipient
For the groundbreaking development and application of screened hybrid density functional and ab initio methods to the accurate modeling of molecules and solids.
Pablo G. Debenedetti
2023 recipient
For seminal contributions to the science of supercooled liquids and glasses, water, and aqueous solutions, through ground-breaking simulations.
Giulia Galli
2022 recipient
For the development of theoretical methods to compute and engineer the electronic and structural properties of molecules and materials, broadening the applicability of first-principles computational approaches to multiple disciplines, including nanoscience, and for many predictions subsequently confirmed experimentally.
Anders W. Sandvik
2021 recipient
For the development of the stochastic series expansion algorithm, and for numerous creative applications of this method to the study of quantum phase transitions.
Antoine Georges
2020 recipient
For the development of the Dynamical Mean Field Theory as a tool for the computation of properties of strongly correlated materials.
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.
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