Group prize

Annual PhD Thesis Prize

Terms of reference
The Committee of the Institute of Physics Computational Group has endowed an annual thesis prize for the author of the PhD thesis that, in the opinion of the Committee, contributes most strongly to the advancement of computational physics.
A total prize fund of £250 will be awarded at the discretion of the Committee.

Eligibility
Applications are encouraged across the entire spectrum of computational physics. Entry is open to all students from an institution in the UK or Ireland, whose PhD examination has taken place during the calendar year prior to the year of the competition.

Call for nomination
The call is now open for the 2011 Thesis Prize. Nominations are encouraged across the entire spectrum of Computational Physics and the competition is open to all students from a UK or Irish institution, whose PhD examination has taken place in 2011.

Submission Format: 4 page (A4) abstract + citation from PhD supervisor (up to 1 A4 page) + confidential report from external thesis examiner (up to 1 A4 page).

Please enclose contact details, including an email address.

Further details may be requested from shortlisted candidates.

Nominations should be sent to: Dr Vera Hazelwood Vera.hazelwood@industrialmaths.net

Deadline
Monday 30 April 2012

 

Previous recipients
2010 Frank Siegert
Durham University
2009 Marco Pinna
University of Central Lancashire
2008 Vanessa de Souza
Cambridge University
2007 No prize awarded
2006 Vera Hazelwood
Southampton University
2005Joint 1stZhongfu Zhou
Oxford University

Alex Robinson
Imperial College London
2004Joint 1stNeil Drummond
Cambridge University

Nick Parker
Durham University
2ndArash Mostofi
Cambridge University
2003 No prize awarded
20021stDavid Walters
University of Wales, Swansea
2ndHans Fanghor
Southampton University
Joint 3rdPatrick Rinke
University of York

Emiliano Spezi
University of Wales, Cardiff
2001 Paula Sanchez-Friera
University of York