Joaquin Drut 2009
Frank Verstraete 2007

TITLE: Hermann Kümmel Early Achievement Award in Many-Body Physics

PURPOSE: To encourage and reward excellence in the field of Quantum Many-Body Theory. The awardee will be selected on the basis of outstanding published work that has been recognised as comprising a significant advance in the field.

PRESENTATION: The award will be presented at the International Conference on Recent Progress in Many- Body Theories, to which the awardee will be invited to deliver a plenary talk. The local expenses plus the conference registration fee will be paid for the awardee to the same extent as for other invited speakers.

FREQUENCY: One award, which may not be split among more than one awardee, will be made at each meeting in the Series of International Conferences on Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories.

NOMINATIONS: Nominations should be forwarded to the Selection Committee as indicated in the website qmbt.org by the established deadline, after a call issued by the committee. Nominations should include:

1. a brief description of the achievement contained in the work for which the award is to be considered, highlighting its importance to the field of quantum many-body theory and the original contributions of the nominee.
2. A proposed citation for the award.
3. A curriculum vitae of the nominee.
4. A list of up to 3 relevant refereed publications that describe the work.
5. No more than 3 letters of support.

CANDIDATES: Each candidate for the award must normally have received his or her PhD within a period of 6 years prior to the closing date for nominations.

SELECTION COMMITTEE: The awardee will be chosen by a Selection Committee whose Chair and other members will be appointed by the International Advisory Committee of the Series of International Conferences on Recent Progress in Many- Body Theories. Each member of the Selection Committee will serve no more than 2 consecutive terms.

TRIBUTE: A tribute to the awardee will be published in the official Proceedings of the Conference at which the award was made. The Selection Committee is charged with the preparation of the tribute and of the final citation for general circulation.