C19. THE IUPAP YOUNG SCIENTISTS PRIZE IN ASTROPHYSICS

THE IUPAP YOUNG SCIENTISTS PRIZE IN ASTROPHYSICS

Commission 19 (Astrophysics) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics plans to present two young scientists' prizes in astrophysics for 2009 and 2010 at the 25th Texas Symposium on Relavistic Astrophysics in Heidelberg in December 2010. Each prize will consist of 1000 euros, a medal,and probably an invitation to speak at the conference.

Criteria are:

1. Outstanding contributions by the individual
2. Fewer than 8 years of post-PhD research by December 2009 (for the 2009 prize) or by December 2010 (for the 2010 prize). Interruptions for military service, family emergencies, etc (but not teaching) are allowed.

A nomination package consists of:

1. A letter from the nominator outlining the reasons for the nomiation
2. A complete CV and list of publications
3. Two supporting letters, at least one of which must come from someone not at the nominee's institution and not a mentor or significant collaborator. Self-nominations are not permitted, but a candidate could ask a mentor or colleague to provide a nomination.

Nomination packages should be sent either electronically to the C19 chair, Victoria Fonseca (fonseca@gae.ucm.edu) or as paper to the selection committee chair Virginia Trimble (Physics Dept, Univ. of California, Irvine CA 92697 USA) so as to arrive by 1 June 2010. The winners will be selected and notified over the next few weeks.

YOUNG ASTROPHYSICISTS' PRIZE LAUREATS:

2008

• Eiichiro Komatsu – Winner
• Marta Volonteri – Honorable mention
• Sarah Gallagher – Honorable mention

2006

• Marta Burgay

Chair: M. Victoria Fonseca
Dept. Fisica Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
E-28040 Madrid SPAIN
E-Mail: fonseca@gae.ucm.es

Commission Secretary: Bozena Czerny
Copernicus Astronomical Center
Bartycka 18, 00-716 Warsaw
POLAND
E-Mail: bcz@camk.edu.pl

Selection Committee Chair: Virginia Trimble
Physics Dept
Univ of California
Irvine CA 92697-4575 USA
E-Mail: vtrimble@uci.edu