Awards

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Recognising excellence

CMS honours people that have made exceptional contributions to the experiment and collaboration

CMS Thesis Award
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The CMS Award for Outstanding Contributions

The CMS Awards recognise exceptional individuals and their contributions to the experiment and collaboration.

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CMS Awards for 2024
On the June 2025 CMS week, the 2024 awards were given out in the main plenary session. A huge congratulations to all the winners for their exceptional work throughout 2024! The awards were announced by the Collaboration Board Chairperson Elisabetta Gallo, and presented by the Spokesperson Gautier Hamel de Monchenault.
CMS PhD Thesis Awards 2025

PhD Thesis Awards

The PhD Thesis Awards honour the best theses of the year. Candidates are judged on originality, clarity and impact.
All CMS-related topics are eligible.

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CMS Young Researcher Prize
The awards ceremony, from left to right: Sridhara Dasu – Elected CB Chairperson, Gautier Hamel de Monchenault – current CMS Spokesperson, Mario Masciovecchio – Prize winner, Cécile Caillol – Prize winner, Elisabetta Manca – Prize winner, Guildo Tonelli – previous CMS Spokesperson ,Jim Virdee – previous CMS Spokesperson (Image: S.Hurst/CERN)

Young Researcher’s Medal and Prize

Every year, the CMS Young Researcher Prize recognises early career scientists whose sustained contributions have made a real difference to CMS, in any area of the experiment.

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From left to right: Nan Lu, Freya Blekman, Gautier Hamel de Monchenault, Wang Yu from Sichuan Tianle Photonics Co., LTD, Sridhara Rao Dasu

Industry Awards

The CMS Gold and Crystal Awards honour industry partners who have made exceptional contributions to our experiment’s construction and innovation.

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Achievement Awards (2007-2019)

The Achievement Awards honoured individuals who have distinguished themselves by performing significant and lasting contributions to different components of the CMS experiment.

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CMS Detector and Achievement Awards
CMS Detector and Achievement Awards
Detector Awards

Detector Awards (2016-2019)

The CMS Detector Awards recognised CMS members
for outstanding contributions to the design and construction of the detector or its parts, and to upgrade projects.

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