List of American Physical Society prizes and awards

List of American Physical Society prizes and awards

Added Metropolis Award

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===James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials===
===James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials===
The [[James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials]] has been awarded annually since 1975 for "outstanding achievement in the science and application of new materials". Initially known as the '''International Prize for New Materials''', the prize has been named for physicist James C. McGroddy since 1999.{{Cite web |title=James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials |url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/mcgroddy.cfm |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.aps.org |language=en}}
The [[James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials]] has been awarded annually since 1975 for "outstanding achievement in the science and application of new materials". Initially known as the '''International Prize for New Materials''', the prize has been named for physicist James C. McGroddy since 1999.{{Cite web |title=James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials |url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/mcgroddy.cfm |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.aps.org |language=en}}

===Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Work in Computational Physics===
The Nicholas Metropolis Award recognizes outstanding doctoral thesis work in computational physics, rewarding both exceptional research and excellent written and oral communication of that research. Nicholas Metropolis was a Greek-American physicist who contributed to the Manhattan project and is best known for his work on Monte Carlo simulations. The Metropolis Award has been given annually since 1999. {{Cite web |title=Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Work in Computational Physics |url=https://www.aps.org/funding-recognition/award/nicholas-metropolis |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=www.aps.org |language=en}}


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