The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics, also commonly referred to as just the Sakurai Prize, is a prize awarded by the
American Physical Society
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. It is presented annually at the Society's April meeting and honors "outstanding achievement in
particle theory".
The award was established in November 1984 with an endowment fund provided by the family and friends of physicist
Jun John Sakurai, who had died in October 1982 during a visit to
CERN
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. Currently, the prize consists of a US$10,000 cash award, an allowance for the recipient to travel to the ceremony, and a certificate citing their contributions.
From its inaugural edition until 2008, the prize's cash award was $5,000.
The Sakurai Prize is administered by the Society's Division of Particles and Fields,
and winners are chosen by a selection committee.
The prize may be shared by multiple people.
The inaugural recipients,
Toshihide Maskawa and
Makoto Kobayashi, were awarded the prize in 1985 for their work on the
electroweak interaction
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. The first woman to receive the Sakurai Prize was
Mary K. Gaillard in 1993.
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