Honors

Prizes & Awards

GMED Student Travel Award

To increase student involvement in GMED and in the APS as a whole, GMED will sponsor up to three Student Travel Awards towards in-person attendance at the yearly APS March or April Meeting. The awards will consist of $450 in travel assistance reimbursement.

The application cycle for this award will open January 6, 2025 and will close February 3, 2025. These awards will be announced and presented at the GMED business meeting during the APS Global Physics Summit meeting; the awardees are expected to attend this meeting to be recognized.  Each awardee will also meet with GMED Executive Committee members.   Students may also be given the opportunity to assist at the GMED membership table and the “Contact Congress” booth, promoting outreach for congressional support for scientific research. Please note that travel awards cannot be deferred to a later date.

To be eligible, students must have an oral or poster presentation at the APS Global Physics Summit.

Application link coming soon!

Evaluation of the applications will be conducted by the GMED Executive Committee. Conflicts of interest will be handled in accordance with APS guidelines.

GMED Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Medical Physics Awards

To encourage activity and excellence in medical physics research, GMED awards up to two Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Medical Physics Awards on an annual basis. These awards will be presented at the APS Global Physics Summit.

Up to two awardees will present an invited talk at one of these meetings, and receive both a $500 prize and up to $250 towards travel expenses for in-person attendance. 

To be eligible, the student must be in the final year of their Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) program, and both the student and their advisor must be current members of GMED. 

Nomination packages must consist of a nominating letter, often provided by the student's doctoral advisor, an extended abstract of the thesis (approximately 3 pages, including figures and references), and the nominee's full CV and publications list. 

These documents are to be submitted by the student’s advisor or another senior scientist who is closely familiar with the student's work. Self-nominations are not permitted for this award.

The nominating letter should address the following regarding the student:

  • Quality and independence of the work
  • Assessment of potential as a research scientist
  • Oral presentation ability   
  • Date of successful thesis defense: Any time from June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025

The current cycle for this award closed on September 1, 2024. The next cycle is expected to open in 2025. More information to come, along with the nomination link. 

Please contact Alexey Tonyushkin, with any questions related to this award. If you have questions regarding the nomination portal, please email honors@aps.org

Evaluation of the nominations will be conducted by the GMED Executive Committee. Conflicts of interest will be handled in accordance with APS guidelines.


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.