EPS Emmy Noether Distinction

The Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics was established in February 2013 to enhance the recognition of noteworthy women physicists with a strong connection to Europe through nationality or work. The scope includes personal achievements in areas such as research, education, outreach and industry, service to the scientific community, and the candidate’s efforts for the furthering of gender equality and empowerment of women in physics.

The Distinction consists of a diploma, a medal, and a cash prize, accompanied by an interview to be published in an EPS publication.

Who is eligible?

Female research physicists, students, teachers, or any woman carrying out work related to physics.
For a single yearly campaign, the Distinction shall be presented to two people. It is understood that the first can be considered as an “early to mid-career” laureate, while the second can be considered a more advanced researcher, who shall be rewarded for activities during her full career.
Individuals who are currently members of the Executive Committee, or who were members of the Executive Committee in the previous three years, are not eligible.

How to nominate?

Nominations may be submitted to the EPS Secretariat (secretariat@eps.org) at any time. To submit an eligible nomination, the nominator provides the following information:
- Nominator’s name, institution, and email.
- Nominee’s name, institution, and email.
- Nominee’s CV.
- A one-page motivation letter of the nomination.
- Optional: A maximum of three support letters.

Key Dates

The chair of the EPS Equal Opportunities Committee receives the nominations for the preceding year by January 15th.
(Example: The 2023 award nominees are received by Jan 15, 2024.)

Previous Prize Winners

2023 Full Career	Prof. Gloria Platero Materials Science Institute of Madrid of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
2023 Mid-Career	Prof. Lavinia Heisenberg Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Heidelberg, Germany
2022 Full Career	Prof. Monika Ritsch-Marte Institute of Biomedical Physics, Dept. of Physiology & Medical Physics, Medical University of Innsbruck (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck) Austria
2022 Mid-Career	Prof. Ilaria Zardo Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
2021 Winter	Prof. María Pilar López Sancho CSIC – ICMM, Spain
2021 Summer	Dr. Sara Bolognesi CEA – IRFU, France
2020 Winter	Prof. María García Parajo Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO), Spain
2020 Summer	Prof. Dr. Hatice Altug Institute for Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
2019 Winter	Prof. Dr. Cristiane Morais Smith Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
2019 Summer	Prof. Dr. Sarah Köster Institute for X-Ray Physics, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
2018 Winter	Dr. Chiara Mariotti INFN, Italy, and CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
2017 Winter	Dr. Françoise Remacle University of Liege, Belgium
2017 Spring/Summer	Dr. Catalina Curceanu Frascati National Laboratory of the Italian Institute for Nuclear Research (LNF-INFN)
2016 Autumn/Winter	Dr. Patricia Bassereau Institut Curie, CNRS, France
2016 Spring/Summer	Dr. Eva Monroy CEA, France
2015 Autumn	Prof. Sibylle Günter IPP, Germany
2015 Spring	Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
2014 Autumn	Prof. Anne L’Huillier Faculty of Engineering, LTH in Lund, Sweden
2014 Spring	Dr. Rumiana Dimova Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany
2013 Autumn	Prof. Nynke Dekker Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
2013 Spring	Dr. Alessandra Gatti Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies [IFN-CNR], Como, Italy