Lorenzo Gavassino has been awarded the 2026 George E. Valley Jr. Prize by the American Physical Society (APS). He received the prize “for contributions to the theory of relativistic viscous fluid dynamics that resolved longstanding issues concerning the relation between stability and causality.”
Lorenzo Gavassino was a PhD student at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (CAMK PAN) in Warsaw from 2018 to 2022. He obtained his doctoral degree at CAMK in 2022 under the supervision of Brynmor Haskell.
The following links provide access to the recording of the Valley Prize award ceremony, presented to Lorenzo by the American Physical Society, and to the official video about the award. In his speech, Lorenzo warmly recalls his time at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Warsaw and the knowledge he gained here.
We warmly congratulate Lorenzo on this distinguished achievement.
Photo: Lorenzo Gavassino / Mike Shivers
