Prizes & Awards

Postdoctoral Speaker Award Nominations

DSNP invites nominations for the DSNP Postdoctoral Speaker Award. This award seeks to recognize the best contributed talk at the APS Global Physics Summit by a postdoctoral researcher in the area of Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Up to five finalists will be selected. Up to $500 in travel reimbursement will be provided to chosen finalists presenting their talk in-person. The first-place winner will receive an additional $500 stipend award. Prizes will be announced at the DSNP Business meeting. 

 

Nominations for the 2026 Global Physics Summit have been extended to October 29, 2025 by 11:59 PM ET.

Nomination Eligibility and Requirements

Candidates must be nominated by a senior researcher, such as a mentor, former advisor, or collaborator.

Each nomination must include:

  • A letter from the nominator commenting on the presentation skills of the candidate and the significance of the work in the area of statistical and nonlinear physics

  • Abstract of the candidate's talk, which should be a verbatim copy of the abstract submitted as a contributed talk to the APS March Meeting.

  • Candidate's curriculum vitae.

Eligible candidates must:  

  1. be a DSNP member

  2. be holding a non-tenure track position at the time of the meeting

  3. have received their Ph.D. degrees no more than 5 years prior to the March Meeting

  4. submit their abstract for the APS Global Physics Summit in one of the DSNP sessions (see dropdown in the nomination form), give an oral presentation in person at the meeting, and attend the DSNP Business Meeting & Reception.

 

Submit your nomination for the Postdoctoral Speaker Award

 

Please contact honors@aps.org with any questions you may have about the application form. If you have questions regarding eligibility, please contact Craig Maloney, DSNP Secretary/Treasurer.

Guided by our core values, APS encourages nominations that reflect the full range of talent, distinction, and experience in our field, and supports broad canvassing for professionals across diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and expertise.

Past Winners and Finalists

2025

  • Helen Ansel (Northwestern)
  • Ella King (NYU)

Winner: Layne Frechette (Brandeis)

2024

  • Nicholas Landry (U Vermont)
  • Jake Logan (Yale)
  • Kieran Murphy (U Penn)
  • Francesco Arceri (Yale)

Winner: Sam Dillavou (U Penn) 

2023

  • Swapnil Baral (NIST)
  • Jannik Ehrich (Simon Fraser University)
  • Yian Yin (Northwestern University)
  • Yuanzhao Zhang (Santa Fe Institute)

Winner: Jeremy A. Owen (Princeton) 

2022

  • Christopher Lynn, Yale University
  • Tzer Han Tan, University of California, San Diego

Winner: Eduardo Vitral Freigedo, University of Nevada, Reno

2020

  • Aminur Rahman, Texas Tech University
  • Sean Seyler, Arizona State University
  • Dong Wang, Yale

Winner: Michael Czajkowshi, Georgia Tech

2019

  • Michael Dimitriyev, Georgia Tech
  • Yuanchao Hu, Yale University
  • Mauro Shiulaz, Yeshiva University
  • Skanda Vivek, Georgia Tech
  • Jorge G.T. Zanudo, Penn State University

Winner: Jorge G.T. Zanudo, Penn State University

2018

  • Armand Boroman (Yale)
  • Benjamin Loewe (Syracuse)
  • Sheng Mao (Princeton)
  • Dan Sussman (Syracuse)
Winner: Vikram Rathee (Georgetown)

2017

  • Dibyendu Mandal (UC Berkley)
  • Oren Raz (U. Maryland)
  • Matthias Merkel (Syracuse)
  • Casey Bester (Duke)
  • Edward Bannigan (Northwestern)
Winner: Matthias Merkel (Syracuse)

Questions

Please contact Katie Newhall, DSNP Member at Large

Nominees for and holders of APS Honors (prizes, awards, and fellowship) and official leadership positions are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Guidelines. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.