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Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2022, the Symmetry Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of symmetry/asymmetry phenomena in natural sciences, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to July every year and winners are announced in September.

The Prize:
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: One

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Symmetry Best PhD Thesis Award

Winners announced

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD fellow 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 between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025.

List of Documents for Application

– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the 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).

Past Winners

Winner
  • RWRanran Wang
    Ranran Wang
    University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Award Committee
  • Sergey Odintsov avatar imageSergey Odintsov
    Sergey Odintsov
    Chairman
    ICE and ICREA, Barcelona
  • Calogero Vetro avatar imageCalogero Vetro
    Calogero Vetro
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Palermo
  • Vasilis Oikonomou avatar imageVasilis Oikonomou
    Vasilis Oikonomou
  • ZSZhixun Su
    Zhixun Su
    Dalian University of Technology
  • RZRuilin Zhu
    Ruilin Zhu
    Nanjing Normal University

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Symmetry - ISSN 2073-8994