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The APS Division of Computational Physics (DCOMP) has established the Charlotte Froese Fischer Mid-Career Award in Computational Physics to recognize outstanding contributions by mid-career scientists whose work demonstrates exceptional impact and innovation across the broad field of computational physics.

The annual award includes a $5,000 stipend, a certificate, and travel support to attend the APS Global Physics Summit, where the recipient will deliver an invited lecture. As the only APS award dedicated exclusively to mid-career computational physicists, it fills a vital gap in recognizing and supporting this important stage of a scientist’s career.

This award honors Charlotte Froese Fischer (CFF), a pioneering physicist and computer scientist whose groundbreaking work helped define the field of computational physics. Dr. Fischer developed the multiconfigurational Hartree-Fock (MCHF) approach, integrated computing into university curricula, and advanced computer science education. As one of the few women in these fields during her era, she published more than 300 papers, authored influential textbooks, and inspired generations of researchers.

By naming this award after Dr. Fischer, DCOMP celebrates her enduring legacy as a visionary researcher, educator, and role model.

We are deeply grateful to DCOMP member and 2016 Aneesur Rahman Prize recipient Matthias Troyer for his generous commitment to match the first $80,000 raised in support of the award.

Help us honor Charlotte Froese Fischer’s legacy and support the next generation of leaders in computational physics.

Donors like you have helped us to raise $163,412.15 of our $150,000 goal.

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  2. Institute for Advance Computational Sciences Stony Brook university
  3. Microsoft Corporation (3)
  4. NVIDIA Corporation
  5. Zlatan Aksamija
  6. Andrew Baczewski
  7. Tunna Baruah
  8. Francesco Belli*
  9. Volker Blum*
  10. Kieron Burke
  11. Alan Calder
  12. Emily Carter
  13. Patrick Charbonneau
  14. Hai-Ping Cheng
  15. Davide Donadio
  16. Marivi Fernandez*
  17. James Freericks
  18. Giulia Galli
  19. Charles Gammie
  20. Richard Gerber
  21. Paolo Giannozzi
  22. Gary Grest
  23. Koblar Jackson*
  24. Michelle Johannes*
  25. Yosuke Kanai
  26. Paul Kent
  27. Lalena Lancaster
  28. Zhenglu Li
  29. Rebecca Lindsey
  30. Amy Liu*
  31. Neepa Maitra*
  32. Roxana Margine*
  33. Richard M. and Beverly C. Martin
  34. Thomas Mattsson
  35. Nikki Natoli
  36. John Pask
  37. Mark Pederson
  38. John Perdew
  39. Talat Rahman
  40. Rampi Ramprasad
  41. Angel Rubio
  42. Andre Schleife*
  43. Annabella Selloni
  44. Sahar Sharifzadeh*
  45. Aidan Thompson*
  46. Samuel Trickey
  47. Matthias Troyer
  48. Chris G. Van de Walle
  49. Anatole von Lilienfeld
  50. Jack Wells
  51. Renata Wentzcovitch
  52. Michael Zingale*
  53. Eva Zurek*

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