AIP Welcomes Nominations for 2020 Tate Medal for International Leadership
The award is for service to the profession of physics rather than for research accomplishment.
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2020 -- The American Institute of Physics is accepting nominations for the 2020 John Torrence Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics. The deadline to apply is Oct. 1, 2020.
The Tate medal was established in 1959 and is awarded every two years to non-U.S. citizens for their leadership, research contributions and service to the international physics community. The award consists of a certificate of recognition, a bronze medal and a $10,000 prize. Previous winners include Roald Sagdeev, Edoardo Amaldi, Yu Lu, Jean Trân Thanh Vân, Neil Turok and Fabiola Gianotti, who won the award in 2018.
Self-nominations are permitted, and nominations of women, members of underrepresented minority groups and scientists from outside the United States are encouraged.
The award is for service to the profession of physics rather than for research accomplishment. Efforts that further international understanding and exchange are of primary importance. Examples might be the establishment or improvement of publications, the promotion or administration of joint research projects, or the operation of unusually successful international conferences. A citation on the accompanying certificate will state the particular service for which the award is made.
The recipient is chosen by the Institute’s Board of Directors on the recommendation of an appointed committee.
For more details and to submit nominations, please visit https://www.aip.org/aip/awards/tate-medal .
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About the Tate Medal
Named for John Torrence Tate in honor of his service to the physics community, the Tate Medal recognizes non-U.S. citizens for international leadership in physics with an emphasis on leadership, statesmanship, and service to the physics community, as opposed to research achievement. Awarded every two years, it consists of a certificate, a bronze medal and a $10,000 award.
About AIP
The American Institute of Physics is an organization of scientific societies in the physical sciences, representing scientists, engineers, and educators. AIP offers information, services, and expertise in physics education and student programs, science communication, government relations, career services for science and engineering professionals, statistical research in physics employment and education, industrial outreach, and the history of physics and allied fields. AIP publishes the flagship magazine, Physics Today, and is home to the Society of Physics Students and the Niels Bohr Library and Archives. AIP owns AIP Publishing LLC, a scholarly publisher in the physical and related sciences. See http://www.aip.org .
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