Call for Proposals

SKM Dissertation Prize 2011

The divisions of the DPG integrated in the Section Condensed Matter (SKM) invite applications for a dissertation prize to be awarded at the SKM Spring Conference 2011 in Dresden.

The intention of the prize is to honour outstanding scientific work and its excellent presentation in a lecture.

Outstanding scientific dissertations from the specialist area of the SKM which were completed in 2009 or 2010 may be nominated.

Nominations may be submitted by the tutor responsible for the dissertation (with the exception of jury members).

Selection procedure: The jury appointed by the SKM will choose up to four finalists from all the nominations; these finalists will be invited to give a lecture about their work at a dissertation symposium at the Spring Conference in Dresden. After the symposium, the jury will choose the prize winner and announce the result at the conference. All finalists will receive a 500 Euro travel grant to the Spring Conference, the winner will receive 1500 Euro prize money.

Please send the complete nomination in one single pdf file electronically to the spokesman of the SKM, Prof. Dr. Gerd Schön () by November 10, 2010, with the reference "SKM Prize".

The complete nomination includes:

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