Awards and Recognition Program

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) recognizes several types of accomplishment with awards, medals or citations, some of which are presented every year and a few of which are presented only occasionally.  Nominations for any of these awards can be submitted to the AAPT Awards Committee by printing and submitting a form that is available from the link below.  Nominations remain active for a period of five years from the date of submission.  Self nomination is not appropriate for any award.

Recognition Programs

• Outstanding High School Student Awards
• Outstanding College/University Teaching Assistant Awards

Awards

The AAPT Awards Committee invites nominations for the association's various awards:

• J.D. Jackson Excellence in Graduate Education Award
• Distinguished Service Citations
• Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award
• Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching Award
• Klopsteg Memorial Award
• Melba Newell Phillips Medal
• Oersted Medal
• Richtmyer Memorial Award
• Robert A. Millikan Medal

Nominations

Please complete the Awards Nomination Form and submit nominations by email to:
Alexander K. Dickison
Chair, AAPT Awards Committee
adickison@cfl.rr.com

Nomination requirements

Each nomination must include the following:

1. Award for which you are making a nomination
2. Your name, address, phone number, and email address
3. Nominee's name, address, phone number, and email address
4. A list of principal reasons why your nominee should receive this award
5. An attached copy of the nominee's CV
6. Names and addresses of two people with first-hand knowledge of the achievements and work of the nominee, and who can write in support of this nomination.
7. If you are one of the two people listed item 6, please attach your letter of support, elaborating on the principal reasons you listed in item 4.

There is no specific deadline for nominations and nominees remain under consideration for five years, with materials carried forward from one year's Awards Committee to the next. After five years, nominees are not given further consideration unless they are renominated.

The Awards Committee strongly encourages nominations with supporting documentation but discourages excessive or redundant material. As befits an international society, association-wide significance or national impact is a major consideration. Sections are encouraged to present awards of regional or local character. Final decisions for awards are typically made during the National Meeting immediately preceding the one at which the award is to be presented.