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This list of physics awards is an index to articles about notable awards for physics. The list includes lists of awards by the American Physical Society of the United States, and of the Institute of Physics of the United Kingdom, followed by a list organized by region and country of the organization that gives the award. Awards are not necessarily restricted to people from the country of the award giver.

American Physical Society

The American Physical Society of the United States sponsors a number of awards for outstanding contributions to physics.

Award	Notes
Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics	"Scholarly achievements in the history of physics" (Awarded with the American Institute of Physics)
Andrei Sakharov Prize	"Leadership and/or achievements of scientists in upholding human rights"
Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics	"Achievement in computational physics research"
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science	"Contributions to basic research which uses lasers to advance our knowledge of the fundamental physical properties of materials and their interaction with light"
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics	Mathematical physics (Awarded with the American Institute of Physics)
David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics	"Contributor to the field of materials physics, who is noted for the quality of his/her research, review articles and lecturing"
Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics	"Work in atomic physics or surface physics"
Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy	"Contributions to the field of molecular spectroscopy and dynamics"
Einstein Prize	"Accomplishments in the field of gravitational physics"
Fluid Dynamics Prize	"Achievement in fluid dynamics research"
Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids	"Optical research that leads to breakthroughs in the condensed matter sciences"
George E. Pake Prize	"Work by physicists combining original research accomplishments with leadership in the management of research or development in industry"
Hans Bethe Prize	"Work in theory, experiment or observation in the areas of astrophysics, nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, or closely related fields"
Herbert P. Broida Prize	"Experimental advances in the field of atomic and molecular spectroscopy or chemical physics"
Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics	"Achievements in theoretical nuclear physics"
I. I. Rabi Prize	"Work by mid-career researchers in the field of atomic, molecular, and optical physics"
Irving Langmuir Award	"Interdisciplinary research in chemistry and physics, in the spirit of Irving Langmuir" (Awarded with the American Chemical Society)
James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials	"Achievement in the science and application of new materials"
James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics	"Contributions to the field of the Plasma Physics"
John H. Dillon Medal	"Outstanding accomplishment and unusual promise in research in polymer physics"
Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science	"Contributions in measurement techniques and equipment"
Lars Onsager Prize	Theoretical statistical physics
LeRoy Apker Award	Achievements in physics by undergraduate students
Leo Szilard Lectureship Award	"Accomplishments by physicists in promoting the use of physics for the benefit of society
Lilienfeld Prize	Contributions to physics"
Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award	Contribution to physics research by a woman
Max Delbruck Prize	Achievement in biological physics research
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize	"Theoretical or experimental contributions to condensed matter physics"
Otto Laporte Award	Contributions to fluid dynamics (No longer awarded)
Panofsky Prize	"Achievements in experimental particle physics"
Sakurai Prize	Achievement in particle physics theory
Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics	"Experimental research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research"

Institute of Physics

Award	Notes
Clifford Paterson Medal and Prize	Exceptional early career contributions to the application of physics
Duddell Medal and Prize	Application of physics in an industrial, commercial or business context. Renamed Gabor Medal and Prize in 2008
Edward Appleton Medal and Prize	Environmental, earth or atmospheric physics
Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize	Distinguished work in experimental physics or in theoretical physics which is closely related to experimentation (Awarded with Société Française de Physique)
Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize	Distinguished contributions to astrophysics, gravitational physics or cosmology
Gabor Medal and Prize	Distinguished contributions to the application of physics in an industrial, commercial or business context
Harrie Massey Medal and Prize	Contributions to physics or its applications (Awarded with Australian Institute of Physics)
Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal	Contributions to physics
Institute of Physics Joseph Thomson Medal and Prize	Distinguished research in atomic physics (including quantum optics) or molecular physics
Institute of Physics Michael Faraday Medal and Prize	Sustained contributions to experimental physics
James Chadwick Medal and Prize	Distinguished contributions to particle physics
James Clerk Maxwell Medal and Prize	Outstanding early-career contributions to theoretical physics
James Joule Medal and Prize	Distinguished contributions to applied physics
Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize	Organisation or application of physics in an industrial or commercial context
Kelvin Prize	Promoting public awareness of the place of physics in the world, of its contributions to the quality of life and its advancement of an understanding of the physical world and the place of humanity within it
Nevill Mott Medal and Prize	Distinguished contributions to condensed matter physics
Occhialini Prize	Physicists who work in Italy (even dated years) or the UK or Ireland (odd dated years) (With the Italian Physical Society)
Paul Dirac Medal and Prize	Sustained contributions to theoretical (including mathematical and computational) physics
Phillips Award	Distinguished service to the Institute of Physics
President's Medal of the IOP	Meritorious services in various fields of endeavour which were of benefit to physics in general and the Institute in particular
Rayleigh Medal	Distinguished research in theoretical, mathematical or computational physics
Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize	Sustained contributions to leadership in a physics context
Rutherford Medal and Prize	Research in nuclear physics or nuclear technology
Simon Memorial Prize	Distinguished work in experimental or theoretical low temperature physics
Thomas Young Medal and Prize	Distinguished research in the field of optics, including physics outside the visible region

International

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
International	Albert Einstein World Award of Science	World Cultural Council	Recognition and encouragement for scientific and technological research and development
International	Batchelor Prize	International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics	Outstanding research in fluid dynamics
International	Boltzmann Medal	International Union of Pure and Applied Physics	Physicists who obtain new results concerning statistical mechanics
International	Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics	Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation	Transformative advances in fundamental physics
International	Dirac Medal (ICTP)	International Centre for Theoretical Physics	Theoretical physics or mathematics
International	Dirac Medal (WATOC)	World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists	Outstanding computational chemist in the world under the age of 40
International	Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics	Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging	Outstanding contributions in the fields of atoms, molecules and quantum optics, and condensed matter
International	Henri Poincaré Prize	International Association of Mathematical Physics	Outstanding contributions in mathematical physics, and contributions which lay the groundwork for novel developments in this broad field
International	Fritz London Memorial Prize	International Union of Pure and Applied Physics	Contributions to the advances of the field of Low Temperature Physics
International	Luigi G. Napolitano Award	International Astronautical Congress	Young scientist, below 30 years of age, who has contributed significantly to the advancement of the aerospace science
International	UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal	UNESCO	Contributions to physics through research that has or could have a significant influence on the world
International	Wigner Medal	International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics, Group Theory and Fundamental Physics Foundation	Contributions to the understanding of physics through group theory

Americas

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
Canada	CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics	Canadian Association of Physicists, Centre de Recherches Mathématiques	Research excellence in the fields of theoretical and mathematical physics
Canada	J. Tuzo Wilson Medal	Canadian Geophysical Union	Outstanding contribution to the field of geophysics in Canada
Canada	John Stewart Bell Prize	University of Toronto	Significant contributions relating to the foundations of quantum mechanics and to the applications of these principles
Canada	Rutherford Memorial Medal	Royal Society of Canada	Research in the fields of physics and chemistry
Chile	National Prize for Exact Sciences	National Prize of Chile	Scientist whose work in the respective field of knowledge makes him worthy of said distinction
United States	ASA Gold Medal	Acoustical Society of America	Outstanding contributions to acoustics
United States	ASA Silver Medal	Acoustical Society of America	Contributions to the advancement of science, engineering, or human welfare through the application of acoustic principles or through research accomplishments in acoustics
United States	Adolph Lomb Medal	The Optical Society	Young scientists (age 35 or younger) for their contributions to optics
United States	Albert Einstein Award	Institute for Advanced Study	High achievement in theoretical physics (no longer awarded)
United States	Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics	National Academy of Sciences	Outstanding contributions in biophysics
United States	Andrew Gemant Award	American Institute of Physics	Substantial cultural, artistic, or humanistic contributions to physics
United States	Arctowski Medal	National Academy of Sciences	Studies in solar physics and solar-terrestrial relationships
United States	Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science	National Academy of Sciences	Meritorious service to science
United States	Bingham Medal	Society of Rheology	Outstanding contributions to the field of rheology
United States	Charles Hard Townes Award	The Optical Society	Quantum optics, the physics of lasers
United States	Comstock Prize in Physics	National Academy of Sciences	Discovery or investigation in electricity, magnetism, or radiant energy, broadly interpreted
United States	Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics	American Astronomical Society and the American Institute of Physics	Work in astrophysics
United States	David Richardson Medal	The Optical Society	Contributions to optical engineering, primarily in the commercial and industrial sector
United States	Edward Teller Award	American Nuclear Society	Pioneering research and leadership in the use of laser and ion-particle beams to produce unique high-temperature and high-density matter for scientific research and for controlled thermonuclear fusion
United States	Edwin H. Land Medal	The Optical Society	Pioneering work empowered by scientific research to create inventions, technologies, and products in optics and imaging
United States	Einstein Prize for Laser Science	Society for Optical and Quantum Electronics	Significant contributions in quantum optics (no longer awarded)
United States	Elliott Cresson Medal	Franklin Institute	Some discovery in the Arts and Sciences, or for the invention or improvement of some useful machine, or for some new process or combination of materials in manufactures, or for ingenuity skill or perfection in workmanship. Now the Benjamin Franklin Medal
United States	Ellis R. Lippincott Award	The Optical Society	Significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy as judged by his or her influence on other scientists
United States	Esther Hoffman Beller Medal	The Optical Society	Contributions by individuals around the world to the fields of optical science and engineering education
United States	Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology	Foresight Institute	Significant advances in nanotechnology
United States	Frederic Ives Medal	The Optical Society	Distinction in optics
United States	Günther Laukien Prize	Bruker	Recent cutting-edge experimental NMR research with a high probability of enabling beneficial new applications
United States	Harold Brown Award	United States Air Force	Scientific research to solve a problem critical to the needs of the Air Force
United States	Henry Draper Medal – astrophysics	National Academy of Sciences	Investigations in astronomical physics
United States	I. I. Rabi Award	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers	Outstanding contributions related to the fields of atomic and molecular frequency standards, and time transfer and dissemination
United States	IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers	No longer awarded
United States	J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize	Center for Theoretical Studies, University of Miami	Outstanding contributions to the theoretical natural sciences
United States	John Price Wetherill Medal	Franklin Institute	Discovery or invention in the physical sciences, or new and important combinations of principles or methods already known
United States	John Tyndall Award	The Optical Society	Pioneering, highly significant, or continuing technical or leadership contributions to fiber optics technology
United States	Klopsteg Memorial Award	American Association of Physics Teachers	Notable physicist
United States	Max Born Award	The Optical Society	Outstanding contributions to physical optics
United States	Medard W. Welch Award	American Vacuum Society	research in the fields pertinent to American Vacuum Society
United States	Oersted Medal	American Association of Physics Teachers	Notable contributions to the teaching of physics.
United States	Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award	The Optical Society	Technical achievements in optical engineering and contributions to society such as engineering education
United States	Peter Mark Memorial award	American Vacuum Society	Outstanding theoretical or experimental work by a young scientist or engineer
United States	Quantum Electronics Award	IEEE Photonics Society	Outstanding contributions to quantum electronics, in either or both of the fields of fundamental research or application
United States	R. W. Wood Prize	The Optical Society	Technical contribution or an invention in the field of optics
United States	Richtmyer Memorial Award	American Association of Physics Teachers	Physics education
United States	Robert A. Millikan award	American Association of Physics Teachers	Notable contributions to the teaching of physics
United States	Rumford Prize	American Academy of Arts and Sciences	Contributions by scientists to the fields of heat and light
United States	Russell Varian Prize	Agilent Technologies	Single, high-impact and innovative contribution in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance
United States	Sloan Research Fellowship	Alfred P. Sloan Foundation	Early-career scientists and scholars
United States	Wallace Clement Sabine Medal	Acoustical Society of America	Individual of any nationality who has advanced the science of architectural acoustics
United States	William F. Meggers Award in Spectroscopy	The Optical Society	Contributions to spectroscopy

Asia

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
Hong Kong	Shaw Prize	Shaw Prize Foundation	Outstanding contributions in astronomy, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences
India	Aryabhata Award	Astronautical Society of India	Individuals with notable lifetime contributions in the field of astronautics and aerospace technology in India
India	Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences	Infosys Science Foundation	Awards outstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six categories, including Physical Sciences
India	Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research	For notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.
India	Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao Memorial Lecture Award	Indian National Science Academy	Outstanding contributions in the subject of Spectroscopy in Physics
India	Om Prakash Bhasin Award	Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation	Excellence in the areas of science and technology
India	VASVIK Industrial Research Award	VASVIK	Excellence in industrial research in the areas of science and technology
Israel	Sackler Prize	Tel Aviv University	Prize in the disciplines of either physics or chemistry
Israel	Wolf Prize in Physics	Wolf Foundation	Physics
Japan	Heinrich Rohrer Medal	Surface Science Society of Japan	Achievements in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology based on surface science
Japan	Nishina Memorial Prize	Nishina Memorial Foundation	Substantial contributions in the field of physics
Pakistan	Abdus Salam Award	International Centre for Theoretical Physics Pakistan chapter	Chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology scientists who are resident in Pakistan, below 35 years of age

Europe

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
Europe	Becquerel Prize	European Commission	Scientific, technical or managerial merits in the field of photovoltaic solar energy
Europe	EPS Europhysics Prize	European Physical Society	Scientific excellence in the area of condensed matter physics
Europe	EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize	European Physical Society	Research contributions in the area of statistical physics, nonlinear physics, complex systems, and complex networks
Europe	Edison Volta Prize	European Physical Society	Achievements in physics
Europe	Gribov Medal	European Physical Society	Work in theoretical elementary particle physics or quantum field theory
Europe	Hannes Alfvén Prize	European Physical Society	Achievements which have shaped the plasma physics field or are expected to do so in future
Europe	High Energy and Particle Physics Prize	European Physical Society	Outstanding contribution to high energy and particle physics
Europe	Lise Meitner Prize	European Physical Society	Outstanding work in the fields of experimental, theoretical or applied nuclear science
Europe	Louis Néel Medal	European Geophysical Society	Outstanding contributions in the application of experimental and theoretical methods of solid state physics to the study of earth sciences
Austria	Haitinger Prize	Austrian Academy of Sciences	Studies in chemistry and physics that proved to be of great practical use for industrial applications
Austria	Lieben Prize	Austrian Academy of Sciences	Young scientists working in the fields of molecular biology, chemistry, or physics
Austria	Ludwig Boltzmann Prize	Austrian Physical Society	Outstanding achievements in theoretical physics
Denmark	H. C. Ørsted Medal	Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science	Scientific work in physics or chemistry
Denmark	Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour	Niels Bohr Institute	Particularly outstanding researcher who is working in the spirit of Niels Bohr: International cooperation and the exchange of knowledge
Denmark	Niels Bohr International Gold Medal	Danish Society of Engineers, Niels Bohr Institute, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters	Engineering award
France	Ampère Prize	French Academy of Sciences	Outstanding research work in mathematics or physics
France	Jacques Herbrand Prize	French Academy of Sciences	Young researchers (up to 35 years) in the field of mathematics, physics, and their non-military applications
France	Leconte Prize	French Academy of Sciences	Important discoveries in mathematics, physics, and biology
France	Three Physicists Prize	École normale supérieure	Major contributions in physics
France	Volta Prize	Government of France	Extraordinary scientific discoveries related to electricity. No longer awarded
Germany	Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis	Berthold Leibinger Stiftung	Those who have created applied laser technology and innovations on the application or generation of laser light
Germany	Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis	Berthold Leibinger Stiftung	Excellent research on the application or generation of laser light
Germany	Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft	Exceptional scientists and academics for their outstanding achievements in the field of research
Germany	Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis	German Ministry of Education and Research	Physics
Germany	Humboldt Prize	Alexander von Humboldt Foundation	Internationally renowned scientists and scholars who work outside of Germany
Germany	Karl Scheel Prize	German Physical Society	Outstanding scientific work
Germany	Klung Wilhelmy Science Award	Otto Klung Foundation and the Dr. Wilhelmy Foundation	Younger German scientists under the age of 40 in chemistry or physics
Germany	Born Medal and Prize	German Physical Society	Outstanding contributions to physics
Germany	Max Planck Medal	German Physical Society	Theoretical physics
Germany	Otto Hahn Prize	German Chemical Society, German Physical Society and City of Frankfurt	Achievement in the field of chemistry, physics or applied engineering science
Germany	Stern–Gerlach Medal	German Physical Society	Experimental physicists
Germany	Walter Schottky Prize	German Physical Society	Outstanding research work of young academics in the field of solid-state physics
Hungary	International Dennis Gabor Award	Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Scientific achievements with practical applications, with a clear positive attitude towards international cooperation of the researchers
Italy	Alfredo di Braccio Award	Accademia dei Lincei	Top young chemist or physicist
Italy	Enrico Fermi Prize	Italian Physical Society	Members of the Society who have particularly honored physics with their discoveries
Italy	Majorana Prize	Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics	Outstanding contributions to theoretical and mathematical physics
Italy	Matteucci Medal	Accademia nazionale delle scienze	Physicists for their fundamental contributions
Italy	Tomassoni awards	Sapienza University of Rome	Achievements in physics
Netherlands	Lorentz Medal	Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences	Physics
Poland	First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics	Organizing Committee	Competition for high school students
Poland	Marian Smoluchowski Medal	Polish Physical Society	Significant contributions in physics
Russia	Bogolyubov Prize for young scientists	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research	Young researchers in theoretical physics
Russia	Bogolyubov Prize	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research	Outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and applied mathematics
Russia	Bruno Pontecorvo Prize	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research	Elementary particle physics
Russia	Demidov Prize	Russian Academy of Sciences	Achievements in natural sciences and humanities
Russia	Friedmann Prize	Russian Academy of Sciences	Work in cosmology and gravity
Russia	Landau Gold Medal	Russian Academy of Sciences	Theoretical physics
Russia	Pomeranchuk Prize	Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics	Theoretical physics
Soviet Union	Kurchatov Medal	USSR Academy of Sciences	Outstanding achievements in nuclear physics and in the field of nuclear energy
Sweden	Gregori Aminoff Prize	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences	Individual contribution in the field of crystallography, including areas concerned with the dynamics of the formation and dissolution of crystal structures
Sweden	Lise Meitner Distinguished Lecture	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences	Physics
Sweden	Nobel Prize in Physics	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences	Outstanding contributions for mankind in the field of Physics
Sweden	Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture	Stockholm University/Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences	Prominent physicist
Switzerland	Albert Einstein Medal	Albert Einstein Society	Scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein
Switzerland	Tomalla Prize	Tomalla Foundation	Research in gravitation and/or cosmology,
Ukraine	Bogolyubov Prize (NASU)	National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine	Outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and applied mathematics
United Kingdom	A B Wood Medal	Institute of Acoustics	Distinguished contributions to the application of underwater acoustics
United Kingdom	Copley Medal	Royal Society	Achievements in research in any branch of science
United Kingdom	Eddington Medal	Royal Astronomical Society	Investigations of outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics
United Kingdom	Hughes Medal	Royal Society	electricity and magnetism
United Kingdom	R W B Stephens Medal	Institute of Acoustics	Contributions to acoustics research or education
United Kingdom	Rayleigh Medal	Institute of Acoustics	Outstanding contributions to acoustics
United Kingdom	Rumford Medal	Royal Society	Important recent discovery in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter made by a scientist working in Europe
United Kingdom	Tyndall Medal	Institute of Acoustics	Achievement and services in the field of acoustics

Oceania

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
Australia	Barry Inglis Medal	National Measurement Institute, Australia	Leadership, research and/or applications of measurement techniques
Australia	Dirac Medal and Lecture	University of New South Wales	Advancement of theoretical physics
Australia	Pawsey Medal	Australian Academy of Science	Outstanding research in the field of physics by an Australian scientist under 40 years of age
Australia	Phillip Law Postdoctoral Award for the Physical Sciences	Royal Society of Victoria	Excellence in scientific research by an early career researcher in the physical sciences
Australia	Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal	Australian Academy of Science	Mathematician or physicist for his or her outstanding research accomplishments
Australia	Walter Boas Medal	Australian Institute of Physics	Research in physics in Australia
New Zealand	Hector Medal	Royal Society Te Apārangi	Work of great scientific or technological merit and an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the particular branch of science

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