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The EPS-AG European Accelerator Prizes have been awarded since 1994. The Prizes are awarded every three years, at IPAC conferences in Europe.

For outstanding work in the accelerator field.


Overview

  • The recipient of the Wideröe Prize will receive a medal.
  • The award winners receive the prizes during a short public ceremony at each IPAC taking place in Europe. They make a short oral presentation on the work that earned them the prize.


Eligibility

  • The winner will be an individual who has contributed outstanding work in the accelerator field.
  • Neither the Chair nor the members of the SC may be nominees for the award. The same applies to the Chair and members of the Board of the EPS-AG.
  • No age limit or restrictions as to nationality.

For a recent, significant contribution to the accelerator field.


Overview

  • The recipients of the Budker Prize receive a medal.
  • The award winners receive the prizes during a short public ceremony at each IPAC taking place in Europe. They make a short oral presentation on the work that earned them the prize.


Eligibility

  • The winner will be an individual who has contributed a recent & significant contribution to the accelerator field.
  • Neither the Chair nor the members of the SC may be nominees for the award. The same applies to the Chair and members of the Board of the EPS-AG.
  • No age limit or restriction as to nationality.

For an individual in the early part of his or her career, having made a recent, significant, original contribution to the accelerator field.

Overview

  • The recipients of the Sacherer Prize receive a cash prize and a certificate.
  • The amounts of the cash prizes are determined by the Board of the EPS AG.
  • The award winners receive the prizes during a short public ceremony at each IPAC taking place in Europe. They make a short oral presentation on the work that earned them the prize.


Eligibility

  • The winner will be an individual who has contributed a recent and significant contribution to the accelerator field.
  • For an individual in the early part of his or her career.
  • Neither the Chair nor the members of the Selection Committee may be nominees for the award. The same applies to the Chair and members of the Board of the EPS-AG.
  • There is no restriction as to nationality.

For a PhD or diploma in accelerator physics or engineering, or for a trainee accelerator physicist or engineer in the educational phase of their professional career, in recognition of the quality of their work and their promise for the future.

Overview

  • The recipients of the Touschek Prize receive a cash prize and a certificate.
  • The amounts of the cash prizes are determined by the Board of the EPS AG.
  • The award winners receive the prizes during a short public ceremony at each IPAC taking place in Europe. They make a short oral presentation of the work that earned them the prize.


Eligibility

  • The winner will be a student registered for a PhD or diploma in accelerator physics or engineering, or to a trainee accelerator physicist or engineer in the educational phase of their professional career.

Prizes are generally awarded to two students whose work, presented in the Student Poster Session at IPAC in Europe, is particularly meritorious.

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