Office of Research

Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science

Limited Submissions

Note: This is not a limited submission and is being announced as a courtesy only.

This year’s theme is The Physics of Soft Matter: Self-Assembling, Responsive, Smart

The Franklin Institute seeks nominations for the 2024 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science of individuals who have made significant contributions to understanding the unique properties of soft matter or to the development of applications utilizing soft matter.

Nominations should recognize contributions with broad impact centered on the physics of soft matter, including interdisciplinary work in which the physics of soft matter plays a central role. Nominations may be for fundamental or application-oriented science, whether theoretical, experimental, or computational in nature. Nominations are encouraged in, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Polymers; emulsions; liquid crystals; colloidal liquids, crystals, and glasses
  • Elastomers, gels, foams, granular systems
  • Living matter, far-from-equilibrium systems, active matter
  • Technological advances based on the properties of soft matter
  • Measurement paradigms using soft materials and soft matter concepts

Nominations should clearly indicate the scientific significance—innovative, technical, conceptual—and the societal/economic impact of the nominee’s work.

 

 

Eligibility Requirements

  • This is an international competition for individuals who have made significant contributions to understanding the unique properties of soft matter or to the development of applications utilizing soft matter.
  • As specified by the will of Henry Bower, this award and prize must be presented to an individual, not to a group.
  • Candidates must be living, and the winner must participate in The Franklin Institute Awards Week programs, to be held in April 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Nominations from any individual or organization will be accepted, including self-nominations.
  • Nominations of candidates traditionally underrepresented in science and engineering are particularly encouraged.

Application Instructions

An email of intent to nominate would be appreciated by February 28, 2023.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2024

Deadlines
03/31/2023 UW Internal Deadline Closed
03/31/2023 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Franklin Institute

Funding amount

$250,000

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.