The Edward A. Bouchet Award is an annual prize presented by the

American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of ...

(APS) to recognize distinguished physicists from underrepresented communities who have made significant contributions to research in the field of physics and for the advancement of minority scientists. The award provides a stipend of $5,000 and travel expenses for attending an APS meeting and visiting up to three institutions for talks and classroom visits. The prize has been awarded since 1994 and is named after

Edward A. Bouchet Edward Alexander Bouchet (September 15, 1852 – October 28, 1918) was an American physicist and educator and was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from any American university, completing his dissertation in physics at Yale University ...

, the first African American to earn a doctorate degree from Yale University. He earned a Ph.D. in physics from Yale University in 1876.

Recipients

* 2024:

Alvine Kamaha Alvine Kamaha is a Cameroonian-born assistant professor of physics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Early life and education Kamaha graduated from the University of Douala in Cameroon with undergraduate and master's degree ...

* 2023: Carlos R. Ordóñez * 2022: Paul L. J. Guèye * 2021:

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (born ) is an American theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist at the University of New Hampshire. She is also an advocate of increasing diversity in science. Early life and education Prescod-Weinstein was bor ...

* 2020:

Nadya Mason Nadya Mason is dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago, receiving that appointment in October 2023. Prior to joining The University of Chicago, she was the Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Professor of Physics at ...

* 2019: Carlos O. Lousto * 2018: Miguel José Yacamán * 2017: Enrico J. Ramirez-Ruiz * 2016: Pablo Laguna * 2015: Jorge Lopez * 2014: Luz Martinez-Miranda * 2013:

Stephon Alexander Stephon Haigh-Solomon Alexander (born March 30, 1971) is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, professional jazz musician, and author. Early life and education Alexander was born in Trinidad and moved to the United States when he was eight. He gr ...

* 2012: Ramon Lopez * 2011: Peter Delfyett * 2010: Herman B. White * 2009: Gaston R. Gutierrez * 2008: Ronald E. Mickens * 2007:

Gabriela Gonzalez Gabriela may refer to: * Gabriela (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine given name * ''Gabriela'' (1942 film), a Czech film * ''Gabriela'' (1950 film), a German film * ''Gabriela'' (1983 film), a Brazilian film * ''Gabriela' ...

* 2006: Angel Garcia * 2005: Godfrey Gumbs * 2004: Juan M. Maldacena * 2003: Homer Alfred Neal * 2002:

Oliver Keith Baker Oliver Keith Baker is an American experimental particle physicist and astrophysicist, best known for his work on the Higgs boson and dark matter. In 2002, he won the Edward Alexander Bouchet Award of the American Physical Society: "For his cont ...

* 2001:

Jorge Pullin Jorge Pullin (; born 1963) is an Argentine-American theoretical physicist known for his work on black hole collisions and quantum gravity. He is the Horace Hearne Chair in theoretical Physics at the Louisiana State University. Biography Jorge Pul ...

* 2000: Philip W. Phillips * 1999: Alfred Z. Msezane * 1998: Jose D. Garcia Jr. * 1997: Larry Donnie Gladney * 1996: Anthony Michael Johnson * 1995:

Joseph Johnson III Joseph Andrew Johnson III (1940 – 2017) was an American physicist and professor at the Florida A&M University. He was a founding member of the National Society of Black Physicists. He was awarded the 1995 American Physical Society Edward Bouc ...

* 1994:

Sylvester James Gates Sylvester James Gates Jr. (born December 15, 1950), known as S. James Gates Jr. or Jim Gates, is an American theoretical physicist who works on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He is currently the Toll Professor of Physics at ...

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