The Austrian Physical Society (German: Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft) is the national physical society of Austria.
Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft | |
Abbreviation | ÖPG |
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Formation | Dec. 13th, 1950[1] |
Type | Scientific |
Purpose | Research |
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President | Maurizio Musso[2] |
Executive Director | Hermann Detz[3] |
Website | http://www.oepg.at/ |
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Until 1938, Austrian physicists were part of the German Physical Society. On 13 December 1950, it was decided to found a separate society for Austria and Fritz Kohlrausch was elected as first president in 1951.
Prizes edit
Every year it awards a prize to a promising young physicist. Alternating every year, this is the Ludwig Boltzmann Prize for theoretical physics and the Fritz Kohlrausch Prize for experimental physics.
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