Prof. Stefano Curtarolo received the 2011 International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Young Scientist Prize in Computational Physics. The Award will be 1000 euros plus a medal and certificate to be provided by IUPAP. As the recipient, Curtarolo will be invited to present a paper and receive his award at the Commission’s 2011 Conference on Computational Physics (CCP2011) being held October 30-November 3, 2011 in Gatlinburg, Tennesse.