The Estonian Physical Society (Eesti Füüsika Selts, EFS) is a voluntary not-for-profit research society bringing together all those active in physics in Estonia. The EFS was established in 1989 and is affiliated with the Estonian Academy of Sciences

Estonian Academy of Sciences

Founded in 1938, the Estonian Academy of Sciences is Estonia's national academy of science. As with other national academies, it is an independent group of well-known scientists whose stated aim is to promote research and development, encourage international scientific cooperation, and...

 (Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia) and is a European Physical Society

European Physical Society

The European Physical Society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe. Formally established in 1968, its membership includes the national physical societies of 41 countries, and some 3200 individual members. The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft,...

 Member Society.

Presidents of the Estonian Physical Society

Kaido Reivelt

Kaido Reivelt

Kaido Reivelt is an Estonian physicist and science populariser who works at the University of Tartu Institute of Physics. His research area is wave optics and he is President of the Estonian Physical Society.- Selected Publications :...

 (University of Tartu

University of Tartu

The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...

) is the current president. The first president of the Society was Jaak Aaviksoo

Jaak Aaviksoo

Jaak Aaviksoo, born 11 January 1954 in Tartu, Estonia is an Estonian politician and current Estonian Minister of Education and Research. He is a member of liberal conservative Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica.- Education and career in science :...

, followed later by Piret Kuusk and Jaak Kikas.

Honorary members

• Henn Käämbre
• Karl Rebane
• Harald Keres
  Harald Keres
  Harald Keres was an Estonian physicist, considered to be the father of the Estonian school of relativistic gravitation theory. In 1961 Keres became a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in the field of theoretical physics...
  
  
• Jaan Einasto
  Jaan Einasto
  Jaan Einasto is an eminent Estonian astrophysicist and one of the discoverers of the cellular structure of the Universe....
  
  
• Piret Kuusk

Awards

The EFS gives several awards:

• Annual Award: in recognition of theoretical, experimental, or an area of physics research results. The award is published in the Annals of the Estonian Physical Society; (List of Estonian Physical Society Annual Award winners)

1992: Enn Realo

1993: Rein Kaarli

1994: Georg Liidja

1995: Vladimir Hiznjakov

1996: Mart Elango

1997: Arlentin Laisaar

1999: Hannes Tammet

2000: Nikolai Kristoffel

2001: Ants Lõhmus

2002: Romi Mankin

2003: Viktor Peet

2005: Jaan Aarik

2006: Enn Saar

2007: Jaan Kalda

2008: Laser Diagnostic Instruments Collective

2009: Els Heinsalule

2010: Toomas Rõõm

• A certificate of honor status: for promoting physics in Estonia;
• And two for students for research and for the promotion of Physics.

External links

• Fyysika.ee – Estonian physics portal created by the EFS
• Teadusbuss – Science Bus, a science popularization project led by the EFS