Online Nominations for 2013 Fundamental Physics Prize and New Horizons in Physics Prize are Open

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NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

           Three winners of the new Physics Frontiers Prize will be announced

this December and become nominees for the 2013 US$ 3 million Fundamental

Physics Prize

    The Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation announces the opening of online

nominations for the next Fundamental Physics Prize and New Horizons in Physics

Prize. The electronic nomination form is available at

http://www.fundamentalphysicsprize.org and nominations will be accepted through

November 20, 2012.

    By the end of this year, the Foundation's Selection Committee, which is

comprised of prior recipients of the Fundamental Physics Prize, will publicly

announce the three laureates of the Physics Frontiers Prize and up to three

laureates of the New Horizons in Physics Prize. Laureates of the Physics

Frontiers Prize will become nominees for the 2013 Fundamental Physics Prize.

The winner of the Fundamental Physics Prize will be announced by the Selection

Committee at a prize ceremony in the first calendar quarter of 2013. The

Physics Frontiers Prize laureates who do not win the Fundamental Physics Prize

will

receive a prize of US$ 300,000 and will automatically be re-nominated for the

Fundamental Physics Prize each year over the next 5 years.

    All prizes will be awarded for past achievements in the field of

fundamental physics with special attention to recent developments. The

Fundamental Physics Prize and the Physics Frontiers Prize recognize

transformative advances in the field, while the New Horizons in Physics Prize

is targeted at promising junior researchers. The prize recipients will be

invited to present public talks targeted at a broad audience, on subjects

ranging from the basics of modern physics to cutting-edge research. These

lectures, together with supporting materials, will be made available to the

public, allowing everyone to keep abreast of the latest developments in

fundamental physics, guided by contemporary masters of the field.

    Commenting on the opening of Nominations, Nima Arkani-Hamed, a member of

Foundation's Selection Committee said:

    "This is a tremendous opportunity to recognize the highest levels of

achievement in fundamental physics. We look forward to receiving nominations

for outstanding candidates ranging across all areas of the field".

    About the Prizes

    (1) PRINCIPLE

    - Prizes are given annually for accomplishments in fundamental physics

      broadly defined, including advances in closely related fields with deep

      connections to physics

    (2) PRIZES

    - Fundamental Physics Prize - US$ 3,000,000

    - Physics Frontiers Prize - US$ 300,000

    - New Horizons in Physics Prize - US$ 100,000

    - Prizes are funded by the Milner Foundation

    (3) GUIDELINES

    - Should recognize major achievements, with special attention to recent

      developments

    - No age restrictions

    - Can be shared by any number of people

    - Can be received more than once

    (4) NOMINATION

    - Anyone can nominate a candidate online

    - All submissions must be completed by a third party; candidates may not

      nominate themselves

    (5) SELECTION COMMITTEE

    - Past recipients of the Fundamental Physics Prize are invited to serve on

      the Selection Committee to select recipients of future prizes

    - Selection Committee for 2013 prizes includes:

         - Nima Arkani-Hamed

         - Alan Guth

         - Alexei Kitaev

         - Maxim Kontsevich

         - Andrei Linde

         - Juan Maldacena

         - Nathan Seiberg

         - Ashoke Sen

         - Edward Witten

    (6) SPECIAL PRIZE

    - In exceptional cases a special Fundamental Physics Prize can be awarded at

      any time, forgoing the nomination process

    Information on the Fundamental Physics Prize is available at:

http://www.fundamentalphysicsprize.org

    Media Contact

    Leonid Solovyev

    solovyev@fundamentalphysicsprize.org

    +44(0)7590-976-334

    Source: Milner Foundation