Prizes & Awards

GCCM Student and Dissertation Research Award

The 2026 APS GCCM Student Dissertation Research Award will be awarded to recognize outstanding work by a researcher within two years (two years before or after) of Ph.D. completion.

The honor includes a $2,000 stipend. The recipient will be recognized and will give an invited presentation on their work at the 2027 SCCM Meeting. Nominations should be submitted within the nomination portal by August 2, 2026 by 11:59 PM ET.

Qualifications

Nominations for the award are invited from the entire high-pressure science community and should include:

  • A cover letter from the nominator

  • Up to two additional letters of support

  • One example of recent work (e.g. publication, conference proceedings), and 

  • The nominee’s CV.

Review Criteria

The recipient will be chosen by a committee of GCCM members. Nominations will be reviewed on standards of:

  • Scientific excellence

  • Impact, and 

  • Relevance to GCCM topical group science. 

It is strongly encouraged that award winners be GCCM members. Self-nominations are allowed with letters of support from a mentor/advisor.

For technical concerns about the portal, please contact honors@aps.org. For eligibility questions, please contact GCCM Early Career Member-at-Large, Matthew C Brennan.

Past Winners

  • 2025: Matthew Brennan

  • 2021: Travis Volz 

  • 2019: Alison Saunders 

  • 2017: Will Bassett 

  • 2015: June Wicks 

  • 2013: Rick Kraus

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