The SigmaPhi Prize was instituted by the SigmaPhi Conference to honor outstanding achievements in Statistical Physics. The Award ceremony takes place every three years during the opening session of the Conference, and each laureate receives a diploma.
Prizes in SigmaPhi 2026
The SigmaPhi Prize for 2026 will be awarded during the SigmaPhi2026 Conference to:
Euthimios Kaxiras (Harvard University, Cambridge, United States)
David McComas (Princeton University, Princeton, United States)
Constantino Tsallis (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil).
Prizes in SigmaPhi 2023
The SigmaPhi Prize for 2023 has been awarded during the SigmaPhi2023 Conference
to Chandan Dasgupta, John M. Kosterlitz (Nobel Prize 2016), and Jürgen Kurths.
From left to right: Phanos Argirakis (Chairman of section), Amnon Aharony (SigmaPhi 2020 Prize), David K. Campbel (SigmaPhi 2020 Prize), Hartmut Löwen (SigmaPhi 2020 Prize), Giorgio Kaniadakis (Chairman of SigmaPhi Conference), Chandan Dasgupta (SigmaPhi 2023 Prize), J. Michael Kosterlitz (SigmaPhi 2023 Prize, Nobel Prize 2016), Jürgen Kurths (SigmaPhi 2023 Prize), Ralf Metzler (EPS-SNLP Division).
Prizes in SigmaPhi 2020
The SigmaPhi Prize for 2020 has been awarded during the SigmaPhi2023 Conference
to Amnon Aharony, David K. Campbell, and Martin Löwen.
Prizes in SigmaPhi 2017
The SigmaPhi Prize for 2017 has been awarded during the SigmaPhi2017 Conference
to Ralf Metzler, David Mukamel, and Stefano Ruffo.
From left to right: Stefano Ruffo (SigmaPhi 2017 Prize), David Mukamel (SigmaPhi 2017 Prize), Ralf Metzler (SigmaPhi 2017 Prize), Giorgio Kaniadakis (Chairman of SigmaPhi Conference), Cristian Beck (Chair of EPS-SNLP Division)
Prizes in SigmaPhi 2014
The SigmaPhi Prize for 2014 has been awarded during the SigmaPhi2014 Conference
to Giorgio Parisi (Nobel Prize 2021), Itamar Procaccia, and Eugene Stanley.

