James Joule Medal and Prize
Academic award
Award
James Joule Medal and Prize | |
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Awarded for | Applied Physics |
Sponsored by | Institute of Physics |
Reward(s) | Silver medal, £1000 |
First awarded | 2008 |
Website | https://www.iop.org/about/awards/silver-subject-medals |
The James Joule Medal and Prize is awarded by the Institute of Physics. It was established in 2008,[1] and was named in honour of James Prescott Joule, British physicist and brewer. The award is made for distinguished contributions to applied physics. The medal is silver and is accompanied by a prize of £1000.
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The medal gained international recognition in 2018 when it was awarded to Sri Lankan scientist Ravi Silva[2] of University of Surrey,[3] whose work in part led to the establishment of the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTec).[4]
Recipients
The following persons have received this medal:[5]
- 2023 Jan-Theodoor Janssen, for outstanding contributions to fundamental and practical quantum electrical metrology.[6]
- 2022 Michael Holynski, for distinguished contributions to the development of quantum sensors[7]
- 2021 Bajram Zeqiri, for development of acoustic measurement techniques and sensors[8]
- 2020 Richard Bowtell, for new hardware and techniques for biomedical imaging[9]
- 2019 Robert Hadfield, for infrared single photon detection technology[10][11][12]
- 2018 Ravi Silva, for carbon nanomaterials[2][13][14][15][16]
- 2017 Henry Snaith, for metal-halide perovskite solar cells[17][18]
- 2015 Judith Driscoll, for strongly correlated oxides[19]
- 2013 Paul French, for fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy
- 2011 Donald D Arnone, for terahertz radiation research[20]
- 2009 Jenny Nelson, for theoretical analysis of photovoltaic materials[21][22]
- 2008 David Parker, for positron emission particle tracking[23]
See also
References
- ^ "James Joule Medal and Prize". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Prof. Silva of Surrey University awarded prestigious Physics prize". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Professor Ravi Silva awarded prestigious Institute of Physics prize". University of Surrey. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lankan scientist win awards and international recognition". The Island. Upali Newspapers. 12 January 2019.
- ^ "James Joule medal recipients". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 James Joule Medal and Prize". IOP.
- ^ https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2022-james-joule-medal-and-prize [bare URL]
- ^ "NPL receives five IOP awards". NPLWebsite. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "News - A hat-trick of prizes for Nottingham physicists - University of Nottingham".
- ^ "QuantIC's Professor Robert Hadfield awarded James Joule medal". QuantIC. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Prestigious award for UofG photonics researcher". University of Glasgow. 2 July 2019.
- ^ Lincoln, John (20 November 2019). "Photonics features strongly at the 2019 IOP annual awards". Photonics Leadership Group.
- ^ "Sri Lankan scientist wins awards and international recognition". Daily FT. Wijeya Newspapers. 9 January 2019.
- ^ "SL scientist wins James Joule Medal and Prize". Daily News. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. 14 January 2019.
- ^ Kumara, Sisira (13 July 2018). "Two Sri Lankan Scientists Win Institute of Physics Awards for the Year 2018". Sri Lankan Scientist.
- ^ "Sri Lankan scientist Prof. Ravi Silva wins award and international recognition". The Times of Sri Lanka. 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Congratulations to Henry Snaith - James Joule Medal and Prize". University of Oxford. 4 July 2017.
- ^ Pells, Rachael (22 March 2018). "Interview with Henry Snaith". Times Higher Education (THE).
- ^ "Institute of Physics Joule Medal awarded to Professor Judith Driscoll". University of Cambridge. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Institute of Physics announces 2011 award winners". EurekAlert!. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Imperial physicists win top awards". Imperial College London. 3 July 2009.
- ^ Picos, Rodrigo (17 July 2009). "Organic semiconductor researchers honoured by Institute of Physics". OSADirect Newsleter.
- ^ "Professor David Parker". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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