Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics
Encyclopedia
The Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics is a prize that has been awarded annually by the American Physical Society
since 1993. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding achievement in computational physics
research". The prize is named after Aneesur Rahman
(d. 1987), pioneer of the molecular dynamics
simulation method; as of 2007 it is valued at $5,000.
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
since 1993. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding achievement in computational physics
Computational physics
Computational physics is the study and implementation of numerical algorithms to solve problems in physics for which a quantitative theory already exists...
research". The prize is named after Aneesur Rahman
Aneesur Rahman
Aneesur Rahman pioneered the application of computational methods to physical systems. His 1964 paperon liquid argon studied a system of 864 argon atoms on a CDC 3600 computer, utilizing a Lennard-Jones potential. His algorithms still form the basis for many codes written today...
(d. 1987), pioneer of the molecular dynamics
Molecular dynamics
Molecular dynamics is a computer simulation of physical movements of atoms and molecules. The atoms and molecules are allowed to interact for a period of time, giving a view of the motion of the atoms...
simulation method; as of 2007 it is valued at $5,000.
Recipients
- 2011 James M. Stone
- 2010 Frans Pretorius
- 2009 A. Peter Young
- 2008 Gary S. GrestGary S. GrestGary S. Grest is a computational physicist at Sandia National Laboratories. He received the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics from the American Physical Society for his work in computational physics. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2008.-References:...
- 2007 Daan FrenkelDaan FrenkelDaan Frenkel is a Dutch computational physicist.Frenkel has carried out the largest part of his research at the FOM institute AMOLF in Amsterdam where he has been employed since 1987. Professor Frenkel is one of the select foreign members of the British Royal Society and has been awarded the title...
- 2006 David VanderbiltDavid VanderbiltDavid Vanderbilt is a physics professor at Rutgers University researching condensed-matter physics. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1976 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1981 studying under John D. Joannopoulos. He received the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics in 2006...
- 2005 Uzi LandmanUzi LandmanUzi Landman is a computational physicist, the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Computational Materials Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received the Aneesur Rahman prize in computational physics which is the highest honor given by the American Physical Society for work in...
- 2004 Farid Abraham
- 2003 Steven R. WhiteSteven R. WhiteSteven R. White is the professor of physics at the University of California at Irvine. He graduated from University of California at San Diego; he then received his Ph.D. at Cornell University. He is most known for inventing the Density Matrix Renormalization Group in 1992...
- 2002 David P. LandauDavid P. LandauNot to be confused with Lev Landau.David P. Landau is Distinguished Research Professor of Physics and founding Director of the Center for Simulational Physics at the University of Georgia. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He won the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics...
- 2001 Alex ZungerAlex ZungerAlex Zunger, Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, is a Principal Investigator in the -led "," which is a collaboration of experimentalists and theorists who are designing and creating materials with given target properties. Dr...
- 2000 Michael John Creutz
- 1999 Michael L. KleinMichael L. KleinMichael Lawrence Klein is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Science and Director of the in the College of Science and Technology at Temple University. He was previously the Hepburn Professor of Physical Science in the Center for Molecular Modeling at the University of Pennsylvania.Klein obtained a B.Sc...
- 1998 David Matthew Ceperley
- 1997 Donald H. WeingartenDonald H. WeingartenDonald H. Weingarten is a computational physicist. In 1997 he received the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics. The Aneesur Rahman prize is the highesthonor given by the American Physical Society for work in computational physics.- References :...
- 1996 Steven Gwon Sheng LouieSteven Gwon Sheng LouieSteven Gwon Sheng Louie is a computational condensed-matter physicist. He is a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley and senior faculty scientist in the Materials Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where his research focuses on nanoscience...
- 1995 Roberto CarRoberto CarRoberto Car is an Italian physicist, who works on simulation of molecular dynamics phenomena.-Life:Car studied physics and attained a doctorate in 1971 in nuclear technology at the Politecnico di Milano...
and Michele ParrinelloMichele ParrinelloMichele Parrinello is an Italian physicist particularly known for his work in molecular dynamics... - 1994 John M. DawsonJohn M. DawsonJohn M. Dawson was an American computational physicist. He received the Aneesur Rahman prize in computational physics. The Rahman prize is the highest honor given by the American Physical Society for work in computational physics. He is credited as the inventor of the field of Plasma acceleration...
- 1993 Kenneth G. WilsonKenneth G. WilsonKenneth Geddes Wilson is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner.As an undergraduate at Harvard, he was a Putnam Fellow. He earned his PhD from Caltech in 1961, studying under Murray Gell-Mann....
External links
- Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society