The Leo P. Kadanoff Prize is awarded annually by the American Physical Society (APS) for outstanding research in statistical or nonlinear physics. The research can be theoretical, experimental, or computational.[1]
The award was established by the APS Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics in 2018 as a memorial tribute to Leo P. Kadanoff,[1] a member (elected in 1978) of the National Academy of Sciences,[2] a co-winner of the 1980 Wolf Prize in Physics, and the president of the APS in 2007–2008.[1] The award consists of $10,000, a medal, a certificate, and limited travel expenses to the APS meeting where the award is conferred. The award was initially established with contributions from family, friends, and colleagues of Kadanoff and was later fully endowed by a large, anonymous gift.[1]
| 2019 | M. Cristina Marchetti | University of California, Santa Barbara | For original contributions to equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, including profound work on equilibrium and driven vortex systems, and fundamental research and leadership in the growing field of active matter. | |
| 2020 | Nigel Goldenfeld | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | For profound contributions to the fields of dynamical pattern formation, superconductivity, and fluid turbulence, together with creative developments and exposition of the theory of the renormalization group. | |
| 2021 | Sidney Redner | Santa Fe Institute | For leadership in transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries by applying and advancing deep concepts and methods of statistical physics to gain novel insights into diverse real-world phenomena. | |
| 2022 | Katepalli R. Sreenivasan | New York University | For pioneering experimental, theoretical, and numerical research on the nonlinear and multifractal foundations of turbulent flows. | |
| 2023 | Itamar Procaccia | The Weizmann Institute of Science | For groundbreaking contributions to statistical and nonlinear physics, including the Grassberger-Procaccia algorithm for obtaining the attractor dimension from chaotic time series, and approaches to describe complex multifractals, diffusion-limited aggregation, and polymer drag reduction in turbulent flows. | |
| 2024 | Mark Newman | University of Michigan | For fundamental contributions to the statistical physics of complex networks. |