The Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) and the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) have jointly established the AAPPS-APCTP Chen-Ning Yang Award (C.N. Yang Award).

The C.N. Yang Award honors young researchers with prominent research achievements and promotes the development of leaders in physics in the Asia Pacific region.

As a member of the the AAPPS and the APCTP, the AIP is able to make nominations to this award. The prize consists of a US$1000 monetary prize and a certificate for each recipient. Please note that self nomination is not possible. 

Nominations close 31 May 2026

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