The IUPAP Interdisciplinary Early Career Science Prize (IECSP) was established to recognize the contribution of Early Career Scientists who carry out and/or facilitate interdisciplinary research that does not fit within a single field of physics covered by one of the IUPAP Commissions, Affiliated Commissions and Working Groups. For this award, the call would be for the nomination of such candidates. In view of the start of International Year of Quantum (IYQ) and the Decade of Science for Sustainable Development (DSSD), nominations pertaining to these areas are encouraged. Up to two winners will be selected for the IECSP (one each for 2024 and 2025), which would be presented at the IUPAP General Assembly to be held in 2025. Each prize will consist of CHF1000, a medal, and a certificate. Nominees for the Prize should have completed their Ph.D in 2016 or later.
Candidates who completed their Ph.D earlier may be considered for justifiable career interruptions (such as maternity or health reasons etc.) for requesting extension of the post Ph.D period. In such cases the justification should be included in the nomination letter for seeking extension of the post Ph.D period. The nominee should be the principal contributor to the original work of outstanding scientific quality in an interdisciplinary area that spans at least two physics fields.
Nominators are encouraged to consider candidates of diverse backgrounds in terms of gender, geographical regions and underrepresented groups. Development of new instruments, new experimental techniques or new methods of data analysis and/or interpretation in one field by the candidate may have resulted in its application to other fields, leading to interdisciplinary research. Such candidates whose work fostered interdisciplinary research should also be considered for this prize.
The nomination package
– A nomination letter stating the fields of physics that are impacted by the research of the nominee. This letter should list at least two IUPAP Commissions, Affiliated Commissions or Working Groups that specialize in those fields. In cases where extension is requested due to career interruption(s) explanation for why that is required should be included in the letter. During the evaluation process additional documentation to support the nomination may be sought.
– Two letters of support.
– A CV of the nominee.
– A statement signed by the nominator declaring that the candidate is not under consideration for another IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize at the time of submission.
– The nomination package should contain a statement signed by the nominator stating that “to the best of their knowledge, there are no concerns that IUPAP Executive Council should be aware of regarding the nominee not satisfying the expectation that he/she meets the commonly held standards of professional ethics and scientific integrity”.
The nomination package should be sent to secretariat@iupap.org with the Subject: «Interdisciplinary Early Career Science Prize” by May 30, 2025.