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5 October 2023

Call for Nominations for HEAD Prizes: Deadline 15 October 2023

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) High-Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) Executive Committee is soliciting nominations for the following HEAD Awards:

  • The HEAD Rossi Prize
  • The HEAD Dissertation Prize
  • The HEAD Mid-Career Prize
  • The HEAD Innovation Prize
  • The Early-Career Prize
  • The Distinguished Career Prize

Information on these prizes and the requirements for nominations, along with a list of past winners, is available at the HEAD Awards webpage.

The deadline for nominations for these prizes is 15 October 2023. We strongly encourage you to nominate your deserving colleagues, and especially encourage nominations for the Dissertation Prize.

This year nominations for the HEAD prizes must be submitted using the HEAD Prize Nomination Forms:

Bruno Rossi Prize
Distinguished Career Prize
Mid-Career Prize
Early-Career Prize
Dissertation Prize
Innovation Prize

You can also access these forms on the HEAD Awards webpage.

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