Annual Thesis Prizes for Postgraduate Students
The Abdus Salam Prize for Postgraduate Student Research has been donated to the Department to be presented to a Research Student at the Cavendish. It is awarded annually to recognise outstanding work by PhD students, on the basis of a peer-reviewed paper reporting research undertaken by the student at the Cavendish.
Since the academic year 2019-20 the Cavendish recognises the full breadth of work in the Department each year. Normally, three prizes are given for submissions in computational, experimental and theoretical physics. The contributions of the students are assessed by members of the Postgraduate Education Committee. The prize winners present their award winning work during the annual postgraduate student conference usually held at the end of Michaelmas term (November) in each academic year.
Each prize comes with a cheque of 500 pounds. For the Abdus Salam Prize the money is donated by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association UK. The Cavendish Prizes are covered by the Head of Department.
Prizewinners 2023-24
Abdus Salam Prize
Lena Dogra (Atomic, Mesoscopic and Optical Physics) - Nature
Cavendish Prize in Experimental Physics
Sebastian Gorgon (Optoelectronics) - Nature
Cavendish Prize in Theoretical Physics
Thomas Gessey-Jones (Astrophysics) - Oxford Academic (oup.com)
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Prizewinners 2022-23
Abdus Salam Prize in Computational Physics
Siyu Chen (TCM Group) - Physical Review B
Cavendish Prize in Experimental Physics
Arjun Ashoka (OE) - Nature Communications
Cavendish Prize in Experimental Physics
Rakesh Arul (NP) - Light:Science and Applications
Cavendish Prize in Theoretical Physics
Jonathan Nilsson Hallén (TCM) - Preprint
Prizewinners 2021-22
Abdus Salam Prize in Theoretical Physics
William Barker (AP) - Physical Review D
Cavendish Prize in Experimental Physics
Alice Merryweather (OE) - Nature
Cavendish Prize in Computational Physics
Bo Peng (TCM) - Science Advances
Prizewinners 2020-21
Abdus Salam Prize in Experimental Physics
Sascha Feldmann (OE) - Nature Photonics
Cavendish Prize in Theoretical Physics
Clara Wanjura (TCM) - Nature Communications
Cavendish Prize in Computational Physics
Antonios Alvertis (OE) - Physical Review B
Prizewinners 2019-20
Abdus Salam Prize in Theoretical Physics
Andrea Pizzi (TCM) - Physical Review Letters
Cavendish Prize in Experimental Physics
Cavendish Prize in Computational Physics
Herschel Chawdhry (HEP) - Physical Review D
Prizewinners Abdus Salam Prize 2008-2019
| 2018-19 | Christoph Eigen |
| 2017-18 | Dedalo Sanz Hernandez |
| 2016-17 | Felix Benz Kerstin Gopfrich |
| 2015-16 | David Sutherland |
| 2014-15 | Carsten Schulte |
| 2013-14 | Alexander Gaunt |
| 2012-13 | Stuart Moulder |
| 2011-12 | Naaman Tammuz |
| 2010-11 | Lars Boyde |
| 2009-10 | Stefan Palzer Petra Vertes |
| 2009-10 | Gareth Conduit |
| 2008-09 | Tuomas Knowles |
Further information is available from the Postgraduate Office.