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Andre Geim Prize
Name	Andre Geim Prize
Awarded for	Advances in condensed matter physics and materials science
Presenter	International Science Foundation
Country	United Kingdom
Year	2015

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Andre Geim Prize

The Andre Geim Prize is an international award recognizing breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, materials science, and nanotechnology, honoring contributions that bridge fundamental research and practical applications. The Prize highlights work that influences research directions across institutions such as University of Manchester, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and Harvard University, while reflecting collaborations involving laboratories like Cavendish Laboratory, Max Planck Society, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Overview

The Prize celebrates transformative research in areas linked to two-dimensional materials, superconductivity, and quantum materials, intersecting with themes associated with Nobel Prize in Physics, Wolf Prize in Physics, Buckingham Prize, Ramon y Cajal Prize, and other major recognitions. It aims to complement awards from organizations such as Royal Society, American Physical Society, European Research Council, Royal Society of Chemistry, and International Union of Pure and Applied Physics by focusing on translational impact across collaborations with IBM Research, Microsoft Research, Google DeepMind, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, and Toyota Research Institute. The Prize encourages interdisciplinary links among centers including CNRS, CSIC, RIKEN, ETH Zurich, and Tsinghua University.

The Prize was established in the mid-2010s following advocacy by academics connected to Andre Geim's circle at University of Manchester and colleagues from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Radboud University Nijmegen, and University of Nijmegen. Founding meetings involved representatives from Royal Society, Institute of Physics (IOP), European Physical Society, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and philanthropic foundations such as Wellcome Trust and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Initial ceremonies were hosted at venues including Royal Society Concert Hall, Royal Institution, and conference stages of American Physical Society March Meeting and Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting.

Nomination guidelines require demonstrable impact in experimental or theoretical studies relevant to layered materials, van der Waals heterostructures, topological phases, and electron correlation phenomena, resonating with research themes seen at Graphene Flagship, ICN2, National Graphene Institute, Center for Nanoscience and Technology, and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. Eligible nominees are typically principal investigators affiliated with institutions such as Princeton University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, Caltech, and University of Tokyo. Selection is conducted by an international panel drawn from members of Royal Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, European Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, and National Academy of Sciences (United States), with conflict-of-interest policies aligned to practices at Nobel Committee for Physics and Lasker Awards. The process involves peer review from referees at Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory, followed by deliberation at meetings modeled after panels of International Council for Science.

Laureates include experimentalists and theorists whose work connects to milestones at University of Manchester, Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Weizmann Institute of Science, and University of California, Santa Barbara. Recipients have often been members of collaborative networks with affiliations to Bell Labs, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, NIMS, and DIPC. Their contributions echo advances recognized at Nobel Prize in Physics 2010, Nobel Prize in Physics 2016, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, Heineken Prize, and Balzan Prize. Prize announcements have been made alongside conferences like ICMNT, European Conference on Surface Science, International Conference on Superconductivity, and Quantum Materials Conference.

The Prize is funded through a consortium of donors that include philanthropic organizations like Wellcome Trust, technology corporations such as Samsung, IBM, and BP plc (through sustainable materials initiatives), and governmental agencies including UK Research and Innovation, European Research Council, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and National Science Foundation (United States). Administration is overseen by a secretariat hosted at an academic center affiliated with University of Manchester in collaboration with administrators from Royal Society, Institute of Physics (IOP), and European Physical Society. Financial stewardship follows best practices comparable to those of Gates Foundation and Simons Foundation with auditing standards akin to United Kingdom Charity Commission oversight.