TSAPS Robert S. Hyer Research Award Grant

The TSAPS Robert S. Hyer Research Award, presented by the American Physical Society, recognizes outstanding undergraduate research in physics. Each year, one recipient is honored for their exceptional work, which must have been presented at a Texas APS meeting within the last two years. The award includes a plaque and a $1000 prize, encouraging excellence and impact in the scientific community. Nominations can be made by advisors and include letters of support.

The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world.
The Robert S. Hyer Research Award, of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, will be presented each year to a recipient who must have been an undergraduate student when the research was performed. The only criterion is excellence, including potential impact in the relevant scientific community.
The recipient will receive a plaque and $1000. The award will be presented at the Fall meeting.

Eligibility

The research must be in physics or a physics-related subject.Research must have been presented at a Texas APS meeting within the past two years by the student, who must have been a TSAPS member at the time.The requirement that the research “must have been presented at a Texas APS meeting” is satisfied if the work is presented at the SAME Texas APS meeting where the Hyer Award is conferred. I.e., research presented at earlier meetings and research presented at the current meeting are equally eligible for a Hyer Award at the current meeting.Nominations for the award can be made by the student’s advisor or other qualified nominators who are familiar with the work.In addition to the nomination letter, a maximum of three letters of support can be submitted either before or after presentation of the research at a Fall or Spring TSAPS meeting.Normally the recipient must be in attendance when the award is presented. Nominations will remain active for two years, or until no longer eligible.

Ineligibility

The award will normally not be given in two consecutive years to recipients at the same institution.