Franks Thesis Prize: Nanoscale Physics and Technology Group
This prize encourages and recognises high-quality research and scientific writing in the broad physics research fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
The Franks Thesis Prize was established by the Nanoscale Physics and Technology Group (NPTG) for the best PhD thesis. It was created to encourage and recognise high-quality research and scientific writing in the broad research fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
The value of the prize is £250.
Find out more about Professor Albert Franks CBE DSc FInstP.
Nominations
You can make a nomination if you are a:
- PhD supervisor;
- self-nominating graduate; or
- centre for doctoral training (CDT) course director.
Applicants are requested to provide:
- a summary of the PhD thesis of up to 350 words and up to one figure (for example a diagram, graph or image);
- a list of publications stemming from the research conducted during the PhD, each accompanied by a short statement clarifying the applicant’s contribution to the publication;
- if applying by nomination: a nomination sent directly by the applicant’s PhD supervisor, CDT director, doctoral school director, or equivalent figure;
- if applying by self-nomination: a statement of up to 250 words highlighting the scientific and/or technological impact of the thesis in the field of research.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are those who:
- are current members of the IOP NPTG at the time of application; and
- successfully pass their PhD defence or final examination and/or submitted the final corrected version of their PhD thesis (whichever is later) in a set period.
Previous winners
2023 Dr Julien Barrier MInstP, the University of Manchester, for his outstanding contributions to the nanoscale physics of graphene, bilayers, and hexagonal boron nitride with different twist angles, at low temperatures, completed in 2022, under the supervision of Professor Sir Andre Geim KBE FRS Hon.FInstP
2018 Dr Ben Russell, the University of Strathclyde, for his PhD thesis work “Protein encapsulated gold nanoclusters for biological applications”
More information on Ben is in our September 2018 newsletter (PDF, 1.32MB)