Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2022, the Physchem Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the fields of physical chemistry and chemical physics and to encourage them to continue their outstanding work and make further contributions to their field. Applications for this award are open from January to October each year and the winners are announced in December.
The Prize
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A certificate.
Number of Winners: 1
Winner announcement: 31 December 2024
Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD graduate who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.
Required Application Documents
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words in length;
– A letter from the candidate's PhD supervisor recommending them for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the candidate’s PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
Winner
Award Committee
Winner
Award Committee
