Nominations are invited for the twenty third annual Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship, to be held Fall 2019 in the Dept of Physics, Case Western Reserve University. This prize is awarded annually to a junior postdoctoral scholar active in any field of physics. The winner will spend one week in residence at Case and deliver 3 technical lectures and a colloquium. The lectureship carries an honorarium of $2500 plus all travel expenses.

Eligibility:

Nominees must have been awarded a PhD between 8/1/2011 and 8/31/2018, and as of May 3, 2019 may not hold any tenured, tenure-track or equivalent position.

Requirements:

One letter of nomination and two letters of support from ineligible scientists, at least one employed at an institution other than the nominee’s. The letters should address the nominee’s scientific accomplishments and promise and ability to communicate effectively. Nominees should submit a CV and an outline of their talks.

Deadline for receipt of nominations: May 3, 2019

1997: Thomas Walther

1998: Christopher A. Fuchs

1999: Joseph Mohr

2000: Keith Schwab

2001: Jonathan Feng

2002: Re’em Sari

2003: Brian DeMarco

2004: Karsten Heeger

2005: Yaroslav Tserkovnyak

2006: Nicole Bell

2007: Adam Bolton

2008: Roberto Trotta

2009: Jonathan Alwall

2010: David Hanneke

2011: Lindley Winslow

2012: Kin Fai Mak

2013: Wei-Cheng Lee

2014: Amar Vutha

2015: Michael Hatridge

2016: Lucile Savary

2017: Liang Wu

2018: Tim Linden