Les Houches School of PhysicsSince 1951

The memory of Mrs Cécile DeWitt-Morette

The « Cécile DeWitt-Morette/Ecole de Physique des Houches » prize of the French Académie des sciences is created in 2019 to honor the memory of Mrs Cécile DeWitt-Morette, the founder of the Physics School located in the les Houches village in the French Alps.

The School partners represented by CNRS, CEA, Grenoble-Alpes University, Grenoble INP and the ENS Lyon have created this annual international prize of 15 000€.

The prize is attributed to a laureate less than 55 year old from any nationality, who has made a remarkable contribution to physics. The prize covers all components of physics from fundamental aspects to applications. The laureate must have participated to one of the Les Houches schools or workshops as a lecturer, student or organizer. The prize jury is composed of members of the French Academy of Sciences, who are sovereign in the choice of the laureate.

The deadline for submitting application files 
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The “Cécile DeWitt-Morette/Ecole de Physique des Houches – Académie des sciences” Prize is awarded at the Académie des sciences in the Cupola at the Institut de France, Paris

Nomination Procedure (click here)

Nomination files for the « Cécile DeWitt-Morette/Ecole de Physique des Houches » prize must be transmitted to the Académie des sciences by an institution director, a physics department head, a laboratory director, a member of a foreign academy of sciences, or a member of the French Academy of sciences, who will support the nomination. Direct applications are not eligible. Furthermore, the same individual may not be nominated for two prizes in the same year.

The files must include the following

The “Cécile DeWitt-Morette/Ecole de Physique des Houches – Académie des sciences” application form

• A letter of support that provides a personal opinion of the applicant (1 page): This letter must be sent to the Académie directly and in a confidential manner.

• A brief resume (1 page)

• The candidate’s key scientific results (2 pages)

• A list of the main publications (maximum of 10, 1 page)

The application files must be sent

• By email, as a single file (PDF format), to the following email address: sandrine.megret@academie-sciences.fr / muriel.touly@academie-sciences.fr

• By mail, a single copy, sent to the following address: Académie des Sciences Service des Séances et des Prix 23, quai Conti – 75006 PARIS