Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize explained

Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize
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Sponsor:	Institute of Physics
Former Name:	Swan Medal and Prize
Reward:	Gold medal, £1000
Year:	2008
Website:	https://www.iop.org/about/awards/

The Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize is a gold medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics to "recognise contributions to the organisation or application of physics in an industrial or commercial context." The medal is accompanied by a prize of £1000.^[1]

History

At its inception in 2008, the award was named the "Business and Innovation Medal". In 2012, it was renamed the "Swan Medal and Prize" in memory of Sir Joseph Swan, a chemist, physicist, and early developer of the incandescent light bulb. Since 2016, the award was renamed again to commemorate Katharine Burr Blodgett, inventor of low-reflectance "invisible" glass (Langmuir–Blodgett film), and the first woman to receive a degree in physics from Cambridge University.

Medallists

The following have been award one of these medals:^[2]

Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize

2022 Andrew James Shields for "pioneering industrial R&D over two decades on quantum communication devices and systems"^[3]
2021 Brian Corbett for "serial identification and creation of breakthrough innovative photonic device technology solutions"^[4]
2020 Drew Nelson for "pioneering efforts in commercialising compound semiconductor materials"
2019 Chris Hancock for "designing and patenting an electro-surgery platform."^[5]
2018 Michael Begg and James Ramage, Tesla Engineering, for "the transformation of Tesla Engineering Ltd from a manufacturer of conventional magnets for particle accelerators into a world leader of magnets for high-energy physics, MRI and oncology equipment."^[6]
2017 Cliff Jones, University of Leeds, for "inventions in the area of liquid crystal displays, and his role in the founding and commercial success of Displaydata."^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
2016 Graeme Malcolm, M Squared Lasers for "his role in founding M Squared Lasers, and his contribution to the design and manufacture of transformative award-winning photonics products."^[10]

Swan Medal and Prize

2015 Iain Baikie, KP Technology, for "contributions to the development of Kelvin Probe (KP) method instrumentation."^[11] ^[12] ^[13]
2014 Michael Christopher Payne, University of Cambridge, for "development of computational techniques that have revolutionised materials design and facilitated the industrial application of quantum mechanical simulations."
2013 Stuart Parkin, IBM Research for "discoveries of the underlying physics and of novel device architectures that have established the field spintronics."
2012 Sir David McMurtry and John Deer, Renishaw plc, for "founding Renishaw plc and leading it to become one of the world’s principal manufacturers of metrology equipment."^[14] ^[15]

Business and Innovation Medal

2011 Graham John Batey, Oxford Instruments, for "sustained outstanding contribution to the application of low temperature physics in an industrial high technology environment."
2010 Sir Michael Pepper, University College London, for "translating advances in semiconductor physics into the commercial arena", which included their participation in founding Toshiba Research Europe, Cambridge Laboratory, and TeraView Ltd.^[16]
2009 Sir Richard Friend & Dr David Fyfe, University of Cambridge, for "guiding the company Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) to a pre-eminent position in the development of light-emitting polymers and in the development of the technology for flat-panel displays and lighting."^[17] ^[18]
2008 Donal Denvir, Andor Technology, for "founding Andor Technology, and for leading an R&D programme that has kept the company at the forefront of innovation."^[19] ^[20]

See also

Notes and References

Web site: Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize . Institute of Physics . 24 August 2018.
Web site: Medal recipients. Institute of Physics. 19 December 2019.
https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2022-katharine-burr-blodgett-medal-and-prize
https://www.iop.org/about/awards/gold-medals/katharine-burr-blodgett-medal-and-prize-recipients
Web site: Institute of Physics Award . Creo Medical Group . 5 July 2019. 20 December 2019.
IOP award winners for 2018 announced . CERN Courer . 67 . 58 . 7 . 2018.
Prof Cliff Jones awarded the Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize. Ingo. Dierking. October 2, 2017. Liquid Crystals Today. 26. 4. 115. 10.1080/1358314X.2017.1398308. free.
Web site: Professor Cliff Jones wins prestigious Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize . University of Leeds . 30 June 2017. 20 December 2019.
Web site: Cliff Jones receives Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal of the IoP . 22 July 2017 . The International Liquid Crystal Society.
Web site: Graeme Malcolm awarded the 2016 Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics . SPIE . 1 December 2016. 20 December 2019.
News: Top award for Wick scientist . The John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Couirer . 13 November 2015.
Web site: Institute of Physics Swan Medal 2015 Awarded to Professor Iain Baikie . KP Technology . 1 January 2015 . Rachel . Sheridan.
News: Prestigious award for north firm's founder and CEO . 2 July 2015 . Keith . Findlay . Aberdeen Journals Ltd . The Press and Journal.
Web site: Renishaw founders awarded international physics medal . 10 July 2012 . Chris . Flynn . The Manufacturer.
News: Renishaw founders to get Institute of Physics Swan medal . 2 July 2012 . BBC News.
Web site: UCL wins big at Institute of Physics awards . 7 July 2010 . UCL.
Web site: Cambridge professor wins IOP award for outstanding contributions to physics . 1 July 2009 . University of Cambridge.
Web site: UK polymer OLED duo get Institute of Physics prize . 16 October 2009 . Steve . Bush . Electronics Weekly.
Web site: Donal Denvir, Andor Technology: Business & Innovation Gold Medal of the Institute of Physics . 1 November 2007 . Wiley . www.imaging-git.com.
Web site: Denvir honored with IOP Gold Medal . SPIE . 8 October 2007.