IAU Announces Recipients of PhD Dissertation Prizes

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) PhD Prize, created in 2016, recognizes outstanding scientific achievement in astronomy around the world. Each of the nine divisions of the IAU selects one prizewinner in their respective fields, and one additional prize is awarded to a new PhD from a developing country. The annual application deadline is 15 December. The IAU recently announced the winners for 2017:

Division A, Fundamental Astronomy:
Gisela Ortiz Leon (Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica, Mexico)
Ultra-High Precision Astrometry with Centimeter and Millimeter Very Long Baseline Interferometry

Division B, Facilities, Technologies and Data Science:
Barack Zackay (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel)
Statistical and Algorithmic Techniques in Observational Astronomy

Division C, Education, Outreach and Heritage:
No application was submitted for an award through Division C.

Division D, High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics:
Guillaume Voisin (Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University)
Simulation of Pulsar Magnetospheres: Detailed Study of Some Radiative Mechanisms

Division E, Sun and Heliosphere:
Christopher Moore (University of Colorado, Boulder)
The Solar Corona Viewed Through the MinXSS (Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer) CubeSats

Division F, Planetary Systems and Bioastronomy:
Megan Ansdell (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii)
Protoplanetary Disk Demographics with ALMA

Division G, Stars and Stellar Physics:
Gaël Buldgen (University of Liège, Belgium)
Development of Inversion Techniques in Asteroseismology

Division H, Interstellar Matter and Local Universe:
Georgia Virginia Panopoulou (University of Crete)
Structure and Evolution of Magnetic Molecular Clouds, Observational Consequences and Tests

Division J, Galaxies and Cosmology:
Max Gronke (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo)
Lyman Alpha Observables of the High-Redshift Universe

Non-OECD* (Division H):
Siyao Xu (Peking University)
Study on Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence and Its Astrophysical Application

*Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

As noted in the IAU announcement, "Each recipient receives airfare, registration fee, and accommodation to attend the next IAU General Assembly, to be held between 20 and 31 August 2018 in Vienna, Austria, where the Prize Certificates will be awarded. The winners will also have the opportunity to present their research work in one of the sessions of the General Assembly."

The deadline to apply for the 2018 IAU PhD Prize is 15 December 2018.