Hans and Walter Thirring Award

founded in memory of the Austrian physicists Hans Thirring (1888–1976) and Walter Thirring (1927–2014)

The Hans and Walter Thirring Award is given for outstanding achievements published in recognised physics journals in all areas of the field.  

Submission Procedure

Nominations are sought for young scientists who received their doctorate no longer than 8 years ago from an Austrian university or are working at a university or research institution in Austria at the time of their nomination. Candidates should be known as researchers in the field in their own right or should represent an area of research.

Self-nominations are not accepted for this prize.

Selection Process

Prize winners are decided by the Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences of the OeAW at the recommendation of an awards committee on the basis of international peer review.

The prize cannot be shared.

Nomination Documents

1. Personal documents:
   1. Personal statement by the nominator covering the following aspects:
      1. - nominee’s scientific career and international visibility in the scientific community
      2. - nominee’s influence on the development of research in the field
      3. - nominee’s research achievementTabular CV including a list of publications by the nominee
2. Publications:
   1. Selection of a maximum of three of the nominee’s most important publications documenting their prizeworthy achievement (three PDF files)

ONLINE FORM

The completed documents are to be uploaded via the online form.

Fill in the online form and upload the documents as a total of 4 PDF files.

It is not necessary to supply signatures in the electronic versions. Protected files will not be accepted.

The individual files may not exceed 10 MB.

Afterwards, you will receive a document that you will have to print and sign. Return a scan of the signed form in PDF format (single file) as an attachment to a reply to the received email (click reply button). IMPORTANT: The default subject and recipient must not be changed.

Processing

Upon receipt of your application, we will check that it is complete and meets the formal criteria and it will then be entered into the database of the Department of Fellowships and Awards.

Once the application has been checked for completeness, confirmation will be sent by email.