2026 Hannes Alfvén Prize

The EPS Plasma Physics Division (EPS PPD) is delighted to announce that Professor Philippa Browning of the The University of Manchester, UK, has been awarded the 2026 Hannes Alfvén Prize, “for innovative results that bridge astrophysical and laboratory plasmas addressing, through analytical insight and magnetohydrodynamic/kinetic modelling, the fundamental features of solar coronal heating, the onset of nanoflares, particle acceleration in magnetic reconnection, and relaxation of magnetic configurations in fusion devices.”

2026 Sylvie Jacquemot Early Career Prize

The EPS PPD is also pleased to announce that the 2026 Sylvie Jacquemot Early Career Prize has been awarded to Elizabeth Grace from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), USA, “for pioneering development of a novel on-shot laser imaging technique that enables the capture of plasma dynamics with unprecedented detail, advancing the understanding of high energy density physics, and opening new possibilities for research in fusion energy and fundamental plasma science.“

Details about the winners can be found on the division’s website.