J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics

official
Organizer
American Physical Society
Why it counts
Awarded annually since 1985 by the American Physical Society (APS) for outstanding achievement in particle theory; endowed by the family and friends of J. J. Sakurai
Held
annual, recipients announced by the APS in October of the preceding year, presented at the APS April Meeting / Global Physics Summit in March-April; year = prize (presentation) year

Reigning winners

Sakurai Prize recipient · 2025

YearSakurai Prize recipient
2025 Aneesh V. Manohar
Elizabeth E. Jenkins
2024 Andrzej Buras
2023 Heinrich Leutwyler
2022 Nima Arkani-Hamed
2021 Vernon D. Barger
2020 Pierre Sikivie
2019 Lisa Randall
Raman Sundrum
2018 Ann Nelson
Michael Dine
2017 Gordon L. Kane
Howard Haber
John F. Gunion
Sally Dawson
2016 G. Peter Lepage
2015 George Zweig