The Chesneau Prize is awarded every two years to a outstanding recently graduated PhD student in the field of High Angular Resolution Astronomy.
It was established in 2015 by the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and the European Southern Observatory in memory of Olivier Chesneau.
The 2025 prize is for PhDs defended in the years 2023 and 2024. Candidates can be nominated until February, 28, 2026. No self-nomination
is accepted.
The award committee is constituted of four members :
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The Director of the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur,or his/her representative |
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The Director of the Laboratory Lagrange,or his/her representative |
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The ESO Director for Science,or his/her representative |
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The Director of the CNRS/INSU |
The committee organizes its work completely independently; in particular, it may consult outside experts to evaluate the candidates.
Deliberations are kept confidential. The committee may decide to share the prize between two nominees or to award no prize, based on the quality of the nominations. The decisions of the committee are final.
- Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur will provide a monetary award of 1000€, an award certificate and will hand the prize at a ceremony.
- ESO will publicly announce the winner to enhance the visibility of the prize-winning work and will also invite them to present their work at the ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany.
Application is open to every PhD student in high-angular-resolution astronomy.
It consists in
- A nomination letter stating the originality and the potential impact
of the nominated work and candidate
- A supporting letter from a second scientist (who is not the PhD thesis
advisor)
- A CV of the nominee
- the publication list of the nominee
- A copy of the phD thesis of the nominee
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