Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal
Gold medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal and Prize | |
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Awarded for | World-leading contributions to physics by an individual of any nationality. |
Sponsored by | Institute of Physics |
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Reward(s) | Gold medal, £1000 |
First awarded | 2008 |
Website | Official website |
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The Isaac Newton Medal and Prize is a gold medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics (IOP) accompanied by a prize of £1,000. [2] The award is given to a physicist, regardless of subject area, background or nationality, for outstanding contributions to physics. The award winner is invited to give a lecture at the Institute. It is named in honour of Sir Isaac Newton .
The first medal was awarded in 2008 to Anton Zeilinger , having been announced in 2007. [3] It gained national recognition in the UK in 2013 when it was awarded for technology that could lead to an 'invisibility cloak'. [4] [5] By 2018 it was recognised internationally as the highest honour from the IOP. [6]
Recipients
- 2022 – Margaret Murnane for "pioneering and sustained contributions to the development of ultrafast lasers and coherent X-ray sources and the use of such sources to understand the quantum nature of materials." [7]
- 2021 – David Deutsch for "founding the discipline named quantum computation and establishing quantum computation's fundamental idea, now known as the ‘ qubit ’ or quantum bit." [8]
- 2020 – Nader Engheta for "groundbreaking innovation and transformative contributions to electromagnetic complex materials and nanoscale optics , and for pioneering development of the fields of near-zero-index metamaterials , and material-inspired analogue computation and optical nanocircuitry".
- 2019 – Sir Michael Pepper for "the creation of the field of semiconductor nanoelectronics and discovery of new quantum phenomena" [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
- 2018 – Paul Corkum for "his outstanding contributions to experimental physics " [6] [14] [15] [16]
- 2017 – Charles L. Bennett for his "leadership of the Microwave Anisotropy Probe, a satellite experiment that revolutionized cosmology, transforming it from an order-of-magnitude game to a paragon of precision science". [17] [18]
- 2016 – Tom Kibble (posthumously) [19] for his "outstanding lifelong commitment to physics ".
- 2015 – Eli Yablonovitch for his "visionary and foundational contributions to photonic nanostructures ". [20] [21] [22]
- 2014 – Deborah S. Jin for "pioneering the field of quantum-degenerate Fermi gases ". [23] [24] [25]
- 2013 – John Pendry for his “seminal contributions to surface science , disordered systems and photonics ”. [26] [4] [27] [5]
- 2012 – Martin Rees for his outstanding contributions to relativistic astrophysics and cosmology . [28] [29]
- 2011 – Leo Kadanoff for "inventing conceptual tools that reveal the deep implications of scale invariance on the behavior of phase transitions and dynamical systems ." [30]
- 2010 – Edward Witten for "his many profound contributions that have transformed areas of particle theory , quantum field theory and general relativity ." [31] [32]
- 2009 – Alan Guth for "his invention of the inflationary universe model, his recognition that inflation would solve major problems confronting then-standard cosmology , and his calculation, with others, of the spectrum of density fluctuations that gave rise to structure in the universe". [33]
- 2008 – Anton Zeilinger for "his pioneering conceptual and experimental contributions to the foundations of quantum physics , which have become the cornerstone for the rapidly-evolving field of quantum information ". [3] [34]
See also
References
- ↑ King, Henry C. (1955). The History of the Telescope . p. 74. ISBN 978-0-486-43265-6 . Retrieved 2013-08-01 .
- ↑ "Isaac Newton Medal and Prize" . Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25 . Retrieved 2015-04-24 .
- 1 2 "Anton Zeilinger scoops first Isaac Newton medal" . Physics World. 3 October 2007.
- 1 2 Palmer, Jason (June 30, 2013). "Cloaking pioneer nets physics prize" . BBC News .
- 1 2 Silverman, Rosa (July 1, 2013). " 'Invisibility cloak' scientist wins Isaac Newton Medal" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- 1 2 "Canadian physicist Paul Corkum is recipient of the highest medal awarded by the UK Institute of Physics" . Canadian Association of Physicists. 12 July 2018.
- ↑ 2022 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize . iop.org
- ↑ "2021 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize" . Institute of Physics.
- ↑ "2019 Institute of Physics Awards — Department of Physics" . University of Cambridge. 10 July 2019.
- ↑ "Physicist behind new quantum phenomena and T-ray detection of cancer receives highest Institute of Physics accolade — Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division" . University of Oxford. 5 July 2019.
- ↑ "TeraView's founder, Sir Michael Pepper, receives highest Institute of Physics accolade" . Cambridge Network.
- ↑ "Professor Sir Michael Pepper receives the 2019 Issac Newton Medal and Prize from the IoP" . London Centre for Nanotechnology.
- ↑ "Sir Michael Pepper receives highest Institute of Physics accolade" . TeraView . 18 July 2019.
- ↑ "Ultrafast laser pioneer Corkum wins IOP's Isaac Newton medal" . optics.org .
- ↑ "Careers and people" . Physics World . 31 (8): 49. August 8, 2018. Bibcode : 2018PhyW...31h..49. . doi : 10.1088/2058-7058/31/8/41 .
- ↑ "Dr. Paul Corkum ('65) Awarded Isaac Newton Medal and Prize by UK Institute of Physics – Acadia University" . Acadia University, Canada. 13 July 2018.
- ↑ "Chuck Bennett receives Isaac Newton Medal & Prize from the Institute of Physics" . Physics & Astronomy . Johns Hopkins University. 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "Physics and Astronomy Alumnus Charles Bennett Receives 2018 Breakthrough Prize" . University of Maryland. 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "IOP awards Isaac Newton Medal posthumously to Sir Tom Kibble" . Institute of Physics. 30 June 2016
- ↑ "Yablonovitch Wins the IOP Isaac Newton Medal" . Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science, University of California. 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Photonic crystals, graphene, and metamaterials bring Institute of Physics awards" . LaserFocusWorld. 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "IOP Awards Isaac Newton Medal to Professor Eli Yablonovitch for Photonic Nanostructures Research" . AZoOptics. July 1, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Isaac Newton medal – Deborah Jin" . NIST . September 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Isaac Newton Medal goes to American physicist" . Times Higher Education (THE) . July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Deborah Jin Awarded Isaac Newton Medal" . University of Colorado. July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Jackson, Caroline (1 July 2013). "IOP awards" . Imperial College London.
- ↑ Keir, Emily (July 10, 2013). "Invisibility Cloaks: No Longer Exclusive to the Wizarding World" . Foreign Office Blogs . Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- ↑ Randall, Ian (19 July 2012). "Institute of Physics announces award winners" . European Physical Society.
- ↑ "Institute of Physics announces 2012 award winners" . EurekAlert! . 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "2011 Isaac Newton Medal of the Institute of Physics" . Institute of Physics.
- ↑ "Edward Witten wins Newton medal" . Physics World. 29 June 2010.
- ↑ "UK's Institute of Physics Announces 2010 Winners" . www.supercomputingonline.com . SC ONLINE NEWS.
- ↑ "Alan Guth bags Isaac Newton medal" . Physics World. 1 July 2009.
- ↑ Quantum Aspects of Life . Imperial College Press. 2008. p. 378. ISBN 9781848162679 .
- ↑ "The University of Glasgow Story :: Awards :: Isaac Newton Medal" . University of Glasgow.