Forum on Industrial & Applied Physics Fellowship
The Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics is proud to present a list of members nominated by FIAP and elected to Fellowship in the American Physical Society. Each new fellow is elected after careful and competitive review and recommendation by the FIAP Fellowship Committee, additional review by the APS Fellowship Committee and final approval by the full APS Council.
Rules and eligibility
Nominating a colleague for APS Fellowship is a way to commend them for excellence in physics and their service to the physics community.
To nominate a colleague for APS Fellowship, you and the additional nominating co-sponsor must be active APS members. The colleague you nominate must also be an active APS member.
Process and selection
To nominate a colleague for APS Fellowship, please include the following:
- The nominee's name
- The co-sponsor's name, and email address
- A 300 character suggested citation that does not include the nominee's name, gendered pronouns, or symbols, and begins with, "For..."
- A 2,500 character paragraph expanding on the citation to indicate the originality and significance of the contributions
- A PDF sponsor's recommendation letter
- The co-sponsor's recommendation letter, which must be uploaded by the co-sponsor
- The nominee's curriculum vitae (CV), which must include academic and employment history, professional honors, a list of principal publications only, and other significant contributions to physics
- Optional: Up to two additional PDF letters of support, which must be uploaded by the letter writers
Selection Committee
- Jinghua Guo
- Corey Rae McRae
- Cameron Clarke
- Douglas Bennett
- Alla Reznik
- Yabin Fan
- Judith Olson
- R Bharath Venkatesh
Recent recipients
Xavier Moya
2025 recipient
For pioneering work on the development of caloric materials and prototypes, which are environmentally friendly solid state cooling technologies.
Anne Matsuura
2025 recipient
For exceptional contributions to quantum science and technology and outstanding professional society leadership.
Leo J. Schowalter
2025 recipient
For leadership in the development of ultrawide bandgap semiconductor technology based on single crystal aluminum nitride (AlN) crystal growth and subsequent pseudomorphic epitaxial growth of nitride semiconductor layers on the resulting AlN substrates.
Hal Edwards
2025 recipient
For integrating physics research with the needs and concerns of the semiconductor industry, especially initiating and participating in research partnerships between industry and academia that have led to widely used technologies, and for advocating for the role of physicists in industry.
Sarah Sheldon
2025 recipient
For seminal contributions to the realization and application of practical quantum computing.
APS Honors recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of the global physics community. Guided by our core values, APS Honors encourages nominations that reflect the full range of talent, distinction, and experience in our field, and supports broad canvassing for professional achievement across diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and expertise.
Nominees for and holders of APS Honors (prizes, awards, and fellowship) and official leadership positions are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Standards. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.
Forum on Industrial & Applied Physics Fellowship
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As approved by the Council of Representatives on April 10, 2025.
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