Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize

official
Organizer
American Physical Society
Why it counts
Awarded annually since 1989 by the American Physical Society (APS), from a bequest of Beatrice Lilienfeld in memory of Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, for outstanding contributions to physics and exceptional skills in lecturing to diverse audiences
Held
annual, recipient announced by the APS in October of the preceding year, prize talk at the APS March/April Meeting (Global Physics Summit from 2025); year = prize year

Reigning winners

Lilienfeld Prize recipient · 2026

YearLilienfeld Prize recipient
2026 Hitoshi Murayama
2025 Bharat Ratra
2024 Edward Kolb
2023 Albert-László Barabási
2022 Chang Kee Jung
2021 William M. Jackson
2020 Joel Primack
2019 Katherine Freese
2018 Naomi J. Halas
2017 Martin Rees
2016 David Pines
2015 David Awschalom