Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics

To provide recognition to exceptional young scientists who have performed original doctoral thesis work of outstanding scientific quality and achievement in the area of experimental particle physics. The annual award consists of $1,500, a certificate citing the accomplishments of the recipient, and an allowance of up to $1,000 for travel to attend the annual meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields (DPF) at which the award will be presented.

Establishment & Support

The award was established in 1999 in memory of Dr. Mitsuyoshi Tanaka with funding provided by friends and family.

Rules & Eligibility

Nominations will be accepted for any doctoral student studying at a college or university in North America including their study-abroad programs, for dissertation research carried out in the field of experimental particle physics. The work to be considered must have been accomplished as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree. First time nominees must pass their thesis defense between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

A candidate may be renominated once for this Award in the year following their original nomination. In this case a new nomination package must be submitted to the Committee, stating that the candidate had been nominated the previous year.

Nomination & Selection Process

The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2013 award is November 1, 2012.

Send PDF's of nominations and supporting documentation for the 2013 Award to the Chair of the 2013 Selection Committee:

Jacobo Konigsberg
University of Florida, NPB
Department of Physics
Museum Road & North South Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
Email konigsberg@fnal.gov

Selection Committee Members: Priscilla Cushman; David P. Saltzberg; Vivek Sharma; Sarah Demers

Documentation

The nomination package should include:

1. PDF of the thesis, publications and/or reports describing the work, together with a summary of up to two pages of the thesis.
2. A summary of the thesis suitable for distribution as the basis of an article in the popular press.
3. A brief curriculum vitae of the nominee and the date of the thesis defense.
4. A letter from the thesis advisor describing the specific contributions of the nominee, making comparisons with others.
5. At lease two letters seconding the nomination