Achievement in Asia Award (Robert T. Poe Prize)
The International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers (OCPA) welcomes nominations for the 2022 Achievement in Asia Award (AAA) (Robert T. Poe Prize). The AAA is presented annually to a physicist/astronomer (or a team of Physicists/astronomers) of Chinese ethnicity working in Asia who has (have) made outstanding contributions in physics or astronomy. It carries a cash prize of U.S. $2,000.
An AAA candidate (either the individual or the group leader) should not exceed 50 years of age. The candidate should be nominated by a senior physicist with the following supporting materials:
1. A brief statement by the nominator describing the research work performed in Asia for which the candidate or the team is nominated.
2. A résumé and a list of major publications of the candidate or the team.
3. Three letters of recommendation.
4. No more than three major publications (in PDF format) of the research based on which the candidate or the team is nominated.
We request that all nomination materials be submitted in PDF format to the nomination email listed below. The deadline for the receipt of the nomination material is extended to 01/23/2023. The nomination will be active for 2 calendar years, subjected to the condition delineated above; however, for second year nominations, we strongly recommend to update and resend the nomination materials. The nomination materials or questions regarding nomination should be sent to the nomination email listed below:
Nomination Email: award.ocpa@gmail.com
2022 Awards Committee Chair: Lei Bao, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University
For award information, please see:
https://ocpaweb.org/home/page/awards-info
https://ocpaweb.org/home/page/aaa-robert-t-poe-prize
The recipient of the AAA will be selected by a panel of distinguished physicists and astronomers. Some of the recent panelists include
Lei Bao, Che Ting Chan, Moses HW Chan, Leroy Chang, Kuang-Ta Chao, Cheng Chin, Hongjun Gao, Xian-Tu He, Tao Huang, Pauchy W.-Y. Hwang, Choy Heng Lai, Dung-Hai Lee, Patrick A. Lee, T. D. Lee, Ting-Kuo Lee, W. Vincent Liu, Zheng-Tian Lu, Jie Meng, Kok-Khoo Phua, Jianwei Qiu, Yuen-Ron Shen, Ping Sheng, Sam C.C. Ting, Wu-Tsung Weng, Maw-Kuen Wu, Nu Xu, Tung-Maw Yan, C. N. Yang, Bin-Lin Young, Kenneth Young, Li Hua Yu, Zhong-Xian Zhao, Dongping Zhong, Xingjiang Zhou and Qing-Shi Zhu.
For information about OCPA, please see the OCPA home page at http://ocpaweb.org/home/.
Outstanding Young Researcher Award (Ardentec Prize)
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The International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers (OCPA) welcomes nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Young Researcher Award, OYRA (Ardentec Prize). The OYRA (Ardentec Prize) is given annually to one to two physicist(s) and/or astronomer(s) of Chinese ethnicity working in North America, Europe, or other regions outside Asia, to encourage and recognize the young researcher’s contributions in physics or astronomy. The award to each recipient will carry a cash prize of U.S. $3,000, thanks to the generous support of the Ardentec Corporation.
An OYRA candidate should be nominated by the Department Chair/Head of his/her institution (universities, national and industrial labs) and should have received the Ph.D. degree within the past 10 years (January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2022) . The following materials should be submitted to support the nomination:
1. A brief statement by the nominator describing the research work for which the candidate is nominated.
2. A résumé and a list of major publications of the candidate.
3. Three letters of recommendation.
4. No more than three major publications (in PDF format) of the research based on which the candidate is nominated.
We request that all nomination materials be submitted in PDF format to the nomination email listed below. The deadline for the receipt of the nomination material is extended to 01/23/2023. The nomination will be active for 2 calendar years, subjected to the condition delineated above; however, for second year nominations, we strongly recommend to update and resend the nomination materials. The nomination materials or questions regarding nomination should be sent to the nomination email listed below:
Nomination Email: award.ocpa@gmail.com
2022 Awards Committee Chair: Lei Bao, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University
For award information, please see:
https://ocpaweb.org/home/page/awards-info
https://ocpaweb.org/home/page/oyra-ardentec-prize
The recipient(s) of the OYRA (Ardentec Prize) will be selected by a panel of distinguished physicists and astronomers. Some of the recent panelists include:
Lei Bao, Moses H.-W. Chan, Albert M. Chang, Jianping Chen, Tai-Chang Chiang, Cheng Chin, Paul C.-W. Chu, Steven Chu, Rongli Geng, Tao Han, Xiangdong Ji, Choy Heng Lai, Patrick A. Lee, T. D. Lee, Vincent Liu, Steven G. Louie, Kam-Biu Luk, Jen-Chieh Peng, Lu Sham, Yuen-Ron Shen, Ping Sheng, Frank Shu, Ta-Liang Teng, Sam C.C. Ting, Daniel Tsui, Xiao-Gang Wen, Tung-Mow Yan, C. N. Yang, Nai-Chang Yeh, Linda Young, Li Hua Yu, Hui Zhai, Fuchun Zhang and Dongping Zhong.
For information about OCPA, please see the OCPA home page at http://ocpaweb.org/home/.
Outstanding Dissertation Award (ODA)
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The International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers (OCPA) welcomes nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Dissertation Award (ODA). The award is given annually to up-to-four Ph.D. recipients in in physics and/or astronomy world-wide of Chinese ethnicity world-wide. Each year the award carries a total cash prize of USD $1000. Each recipient may receive a maximum of USD $500.
An ODA candidate should be nominated by his/her thesis advisor and should have received the Ph.D. degree within the past two years (January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022). The following materials should be submitted to support the nomination:
- A brief statement by the nominator describing the research work for which the candidate is nominated, and its potential impact.
- A résumé and a list of significant publications of the candidate.
- Three letters of recommendation.
We request that all nomination materials be submitted in PDF format to the nomination email listed below. The deadline for the receipt of the nomination material is extended 01/23/2023. The nomination will be active for 2 calendar years, subjected to the condition delineated above; however, for second year nominations, we strongly recommend to update and resend the nomination materials. The nomination materials or questions regarding nomination should be sent to the nomination email listed below:
Nomination Email: award.ocpa@gmail.com
2022 Awards Committee Chair: Lei Bao, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University
For award information, please see:
https://ocpaweb.org/home/page/awards-info
https://ocpaweb.org/home/page/oda
The recipient(s) of the ODA will be selected by a committee of distinguished physicists and astronomers. Some of the recent panelists include:
Lei Bao, Albert M. Chang, Jianping Chen, Cheng Chin, Xuan Gao, Rongli Geng, Manling Sui, Nu Xu, Linda Young, Hui Zhai, Dongping Zhong, and Xingjing Zhou.
For information about OCPA, please see the OCPA home page at http://ocpaweb.org/home/.