The European Physical Society, in collaboration with Gruppo Acinque., is pleased to announce the second edition of the Alessandro Volta Prize, established on the bicentenary of Alessandro Volta’s death. The prize honours outstanding achievements in physics and celebrates the lasting impact of scientific innovation on...
Nominations are now open for the Alessandro Volta Prize, an European Physical Society [EPS] prize. The award, intended to promote excellence in research, will be given in recognition of outstanding research and achievements in physics. The Alessandro Volta Prize is given to individuals or groups...
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The European Physical Society (EPS) is proud to announce its 2026 distinctions and awards, recognising outstanding contributions to physics across all career stages. The distinctions were announced at the EPS Council meeting held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 15–16 May 2026. Also announced during the meeting...
COMO/VILNIUS, 16 May 2026 – French physicist Jean Dalibard is the winner of the 2025 Alessandro Volta Prize. The announcement was made today in Vilnius, Lithuania, during the annual meeting of the Council of the European Physical Society (EPS). The announcement was delivered by Mairi...
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The EPS Europhysics Prize is given in recognition of a prominent and well-identifiable discovery, breakthrough, or contribution to condensed matter physics by one or more individuals in the area of condensed matter physics, which, in the opinion of the selection committee, represents scientific excellence. The...
Mulhouse, 10th April 2026. The European Physical Society is pleased to announce that Aleksandra Radenovic, a Swiss and Croatian biophysicist, is a full professor of Biological Engineering in the School of Engineering and Co-Director of the Bioengineering Institute. Professor Radenovic studied physics at the...
Gloria Platero, research professor at the Materials Science Institute of Madrid of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), was awarded the 2023 EPS Emmy Noether Distinction “in recognition of her remarkable contributions to the theoretical understanding of out-of-equilibrium (Floquet) systems and their impactful application to...
The International Commission on Physics Education (C14) was established by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) in 1960 to promote the exchange of information and views among the members of the international scientific community in Physics Education. Today, IUPAP C14 invites physicists...