Dear Colleague,

Each year the RAS recognises the best Ph.D. theses in astronomy and geophysics completed in the UK.

https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/call-nominations-ras-thesis-prizes-2023

Three prizes are available: the Michael Penston prize for astronomy, the Keith Runcorn prize for geophysics, and the Patricia Tomkins prize for instrumentation science in either astronomy or geophysics. The winners receive £1000 and an invitation to present the results of their thesis at a meeting of the RAS. The Michael Penston prize and Keith Runcorn prize runners-up will receive £50 book tokens.

Nominees must have completed their Ph.D. (viva held and all corrections completed) at a UK university during 2023. For more details and to submit a nomination, please click on the links below:

The Michael Penston prize, for theses in astronomy and astrophysics, including cosmology, astrobiology, etc.
https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/-michael-penston-thesis-prize

The Keith Runcorn prize, for theses in geophysics, including seismology, solar physics, planetary science, etc.
https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2277-keith-runcorn-thesis-prize

The Patricia Tomkins thesis prize for theses in instrumentation science for astronomy and geophysics – while the support is aimed at developing skills in scientific hardware such as electronics, detectors, and optics, the development of novel software specific to a hardware project will also be considered. The Patricia Tomkins prize is sponsored by the Patricia Tomkins Foundation.
https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2285-patricia-tomkins-thesis-prize

The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

Kind regards,
Nush Cole – Awards and Grants Officer
ncole@ras.ac.uk