Hans A. Bethe Prize

Hans A. Bethe Prize
Awarded forOutstanding work in the areas of astrophysics, nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, or closely related fields
CountryUnited States
Presented byDivision of Plasma Physics, American Physical Society
First awarded1998
Websitewww.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/bethe.cfm

The Hans A. Bethe Prize, is presented annually by the American Physical Society. The prize honors outstanding work in theory, experiment or observation in the areas of astrophysics, nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, or closely related fields. The prize consists of $10,000 and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient.

Hans Bethe prize is endowed by contributions from the Division of Astrophysics, the Division of Nuclear Physics and friends of the Nobel laureate Hans A. Bethe to honor him for his outstanding and numerous accomplishments in both astrophysics and nuclear physics.

The prize has been awarded annually since 1998.[1]

  1. ^ American Physical Society. "Hans A. Bethe Prize Prize for astrophysics, nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics and related fields". Retrieved 6 October 2018.