Isaac Newton Medal Explained

Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Awarded For:World-leading contributions to physics by an individual of any nationality.
Sponsor:Institute of Physics
Country: United Kingdom
Reward:Gold medal, £1000
Year:2008

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.[1] 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.[2] It gained national recognition in the UK in 2013 when it was awarded for technology that could lead to an 'invisibility cloak'.[3] [4] By 2018 it was recognised internationally as the highest honour from the IOP.[5] In 2020, a citation study identified it as one of the five most prestigious prizes in physics.[6]

Recipients

Rationale (for)
2008Anton Zeilinger"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"[7]
2009Alan Guth"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"[8]
2010Edward Witten"his many profound contributions that have transformed areas of particle theory, quantum field theory and general relativity"[9] [10]
2011Leo Kadanoff"inventing conceptual tools that reveal the deep implications of scale invariance on the behavior of phase transitions and dynamical systems"[11]
2012Martin Reeshis outstanding contributions to relativistic astrophysics and cosmology[12] [13]
2013John Pendry“seminal contributions to surface science, disordered systems and photonics”[14] [15]
2014Deborah S. Jin"pioneering the field of quantum-degenerate Fermi gases"[16] [17] [18]
2015Eli Yablonovitch"visionary and foundational contributions to photonic nanostructures"[19] [20] [21]
2016Tom Kibble"outstanding lifelong commitment to physics" (posthumously)[22]
2017Charles L. Bennett"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"[23] [24]
2018Paul Corkum"his outstanding contributions to experimental physics"[25] [26] [27]
2019Michael Pepper"the creation of the field of semiconductor nanoelectronics and discovery of new quantum phenomena"[28] [29] [30] [31] [32]
2020Nader Engheta"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"
2021David Deutsch"founding the discipline named quantum computation and establishing quantum computation's fundamental idea, now known as the ‘qubit’ or quantum bit"[33]
2022Margaret Murnane"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"[34]
2023James Binney"advancing the science of stellar dynamics and using strong physical intuition to widen and deepen our understanding of how galaxies are structured and formed."[35]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Isaac Newton Medal and Prize. Institute of Physics. 2015-04-24. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825073956/http://www.iop.org/about/awards/newton/page_38399.html. dead.
  2. Web site: 3 October 2007 . Anton Zeilinger scoops first Isaac Newton medal . Physics World.
  3. News: Palmer . Jason . June 30, 2013 . Cloaking pioneer nets physics prize . BBC News .
  4. News: Silverman . Rosa . July 1, 2013 . 'Invisibility cloak' scientist wins Isaac Newton Medal . www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. Web site: 12 July 2018 . Canadian physicist Paul Corkum is recipient of the highest medal awarded by the UK Institute of Physics . Canadian Association of Physicists.
  6. Meho . Lokman I. . 2020-05-04 . Highly prestigious international academic awards and their impact on university rankings . Quantitative Science Studies . 1–25 . 10.1162/qss_a_00045 . 2641-3337. free .
  7. Book: Quantum Aspects of Life . Imperial College Press . 2008 . 9781848162679 . 378.
  8. Web site: 1 July 2009 . Alan Guth bags Isaac Newton medal . Physics World.
  9. Web site: 29 June 2010 . Edward Witten wins Newton medal . Physics World.
  10. Web site: UK's Institute of Physics Announces 2010 Winners . www.supercomputingonline.com . SC ONLINE NEWS.
  11. Web site: 2011 Isaac Newton Medal of the Institute of Physics . Institute of Physics.
  12. Web site: Randall . Ian . 19 July 2012 . Institute of Physics announces award winners . European Physical Society.
  13. Web site: 2 July 2012 . Institute of Physics announces 2012 award winners . EurekAlert!.
  14. Web site: Jackson . Caroline . 1 July 2013 . IOP awards . Imperial College London.
  15. Web site: Keir . Emily . July 10, 2013 . Invisibility Cloaks: No Longer Exclusive to the Wizarding World . Foreign Office Blogs . Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  16. Web site: September 6, 2017 . 2014 Isaac Newton medal – Deborah Jin . NIST.
  17. News: July 1, 2014 . Isaac Newton Medal goes to American physicist . Times Higher Education (THE) .
  18. Web site: July 8, 2014 . Deborah Jin Awarded Isaac Newton Medal . University of Colorado.
  19. Web site: 1 July 2015 . Yablonovitch Wins the IOP Isaac Newton Medal . Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science, University of California.
  20. Web site: 1 July 2015 . Photonic crystals, graphene, and metamaterials bring Institute of Physics awards . LaserFocusWorld.
  21. Web site: July 1, 2015 . IOP Awards Isaac Newton Medal to Professor Eli Yablonovitch for Photonic Nanostructures Research . AZoOptics.
  22. Web site: IOP awards Isaac Newton Medal posthumously to Sir Tom Kibble . Institute of Physics. 30 June 2016
  23. Web site: 30 June 2017 . Chuck Bennett receives Isaac Newton Medal & Prize from the Institute of Physics . Physics & Astronomy . Johns Hopkins University.
  24. Web site: 5 December 2017 . Physics and Astronomy Alumnus Charles Bennett Receives 2018 Breakthrough Prize . University of Maryland.
  25. Web site: Ultrafast laser pioneer Corkum wins IOP's Isaac Newton medal . optics.org.
  26. August 8, 2018 . Careers and people . Physics World . 31 . 8 . 49 . 2018PhyW...31h..49. . 10.1088/2058-7058/31/8/41.
  27. Web site: 13 July 2018 . Dr. Paul Corkum ('65) Awarded Isaac Newton Medal and Prize by UK Institute of Physics – Acadia University . Acadia University, Canada.
  28. Web site: 10 July 2019 . 2019 Institute of Physics Awards — Department of Physics . University of Cambridge.
  29. Web site: 5 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.
  30. Web site: TeraView's founder, Sir Michael Pepper, receives highest Institute of Physics accolade . Cambridge Network.
  31. Web site: Professor Sir Michael Pepper receives the 2019 Issac Newton Medal and Prize from the IoP . London Centre for Nanotechnology.
  32. Web site: 18 July 2019 . Sir Michael Pepper receives highest Institute of Physics accolade . TeraView.
  33. Web site: 2021 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize . Institute of Physics.
  34. https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2022-isaac-newton-medal-and-prize 2022 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
  35. https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2023-isaac-newton-medal-and-prize 2023 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
  36. Web site: The University of Glasgow Story :: Awards :: Isaac Newton Medal. University of Glasgow.

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