Institute of Physics Michael Faraday Medal and Prize explained

Institute of Physics Michael Faraday Medal & Prize
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Awarded For:	Outstanding contributions to experimental physics
Sponsor:	Institute of Physics
Country:	United Kingdom
Former Name:	Guthrie Medal and Prize
Reward:	Gold medal, £1000
Year:	1914

The Michael Faraday Medal and Prize is a gold medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics in experimental physics.^[1] The award is made "for outstanding and sustained contributions to experimental physics." The medal is accompanied by a prize of £1000 and a certificate.^[2]

Historical development

• 1914-1965 Guthrie Lecture initiated to remember Frederick Guthrie,^[3] founder of the Physical Society (which merged with the Institute of Physics in 1960).
• 1966-2007 Guthrie Medal and Prize (in response to changed conditions from when the lecture was first established). From 1992, it became one of the Institute's Premier Awards.
• 2008–present Michael Faraday Medal and Prize

Medalists and lecturers

Faraday medalists

• 2022 Nikolay Zheludev, "For international leadership, discoveries and in-depth studies of new phenomena and functionalities in photonic nanostructures and nanostructured matter."
• 2021 Bucker Dangor, "For outstanding contributions to experimental plasma physics, and in particular for his role in the development of the field of laser-plasma acceleration."
• 2020 Richard Ellis, "For over 35 years of pioneering contributions in faint-object astronomy, often with instruments he funded and constructed, which have opened up the early universe to direct observations."
• 2019 Roy Taylor, "For his extensive, internationally leading contributions to the development of spectrally diverse, ultrafast-laser sources and pioneering fundamental studies of nonlinear fibre optics that have translated to scientific and commercial application."^[4]
• 2018 Jennifer Thomas, "For her outstanding investigations into the physics of neutrino oscillations, in particular her leadership of the MINOS/MINOS+ long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment."^{[5] [6] [7]}
• 2017 Jeremy Baumberg, "For his investigations of many ingenious nanostructures supporting novel and precisely engineered plasmonic phenomena relevant to single molecule and atom dynamics, Raman spectroscopies and metamaterials applications."^[8]
• 2016 Jenny Nelson," For her pioneering advances in the science of nanostructured and molecular semiconductor materials "
• 2015 Henning Sirringhaus, "For transforming our knowledge of charge transport phenomena in organic semiconductors as well as our ability to exploit them"^[9]
• 2014 Alexander Giles Davies and Edmund Linfield, "For their outstanding and sustained contributions to the physics and technology of the far-infrared (terahertz) frequency region of the electromagnetic spectrum"^{[10] [11] [12]}
• 2013 Edward Hinds, "For his innovative and seminal experimental investigations into ultra-cold atoms and molecules"
• 2012 Roy Sambles, "For his pioneering research in experimental condensed matter physics"
• 2011 Alan Andrew Watson, "For his outstanding leadership within the Pierre Auger Observatory, and the insights he has provided to the origin and nature of ultra high energy cosmic rays"^[13]
• 2010 Athene Donald, "For her many highly original studies of the structures and behaviour of polymers both synthetic and natural"
• 2009 Donal Bradley, "For his pioneering work in the field of 'plastic electronics'"
• 2008 Roger Cowley, "For pioneering work in the development and application of neutron and X-ray scattering techniques to the physics of a wide range of important solid and liquid-state systems"

Guthrie lecturers

External links

• List of Faraday Medal and Prize recipients and some Guthrie medal and prize recipients

See also

• Institute of Physics Awards
• List of physics awards
• List of awards named after people

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gold medals . . The Faraday medal: Awarded for outstanding and sustained contributions to experimental physics, to a physicist of international reputation.
2. Web site: Michael Faraday Medal and Prize . Institute of Physics. 2018-04-04.
3. G. Carey-Foster. Introduction to the First Guthrie Lecture. Proceedings of the Physical Society of London. 26. 183–184. 1913. 10.1088/1478-7814/26/1/322.
4. Web site: Comet chasing and Animal AI: News from the College. www.myscience.uk. 5 July 2019 .
5. Web site: Medals for SuperNEMO collaborators. SuperNEMO Collaboration. 21 November 2018.
6. Web site: Three UCL academics recognised with prestigious physics prizes. July 11, 2018. UCL News.
7. News: IOP award winners for 2018 announced . CERN Courier . 67 . September 2018.
8. Web site: Jeremy Baumberg awarded the 2017 IOP Michael Faraday Medal and Prize — Department of Physics. 3 July 2017 . University of Cambridge.
9. News: Transformational Sirringhaus wins Faraday Medal . Business Weekly . Tony . Quested . 10 July 2015.
10. Web site: Terahertz researchers win Faraday Medal. Christopher. Bunting. www.leeds.ac.uk.
11. Web site: The Faraday Medal-2014 has found its heroes in terahertz field. TeraSense Group . 21 August 2014.
12. Web site: University of Leeds terahertz researchers win 2014 Faraday Award. Laser Focus World. 3 July 2014.
13. Fellow wins IoP Faraday Medal. October 1, 2011. Astronomy & Geophysics. 52. 5. 5.39. 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2011.52539_3.x. free.