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The Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize is a major European prize for Physics awarded jointly every year by the British
The following have received this medal:
The Holweck medal and prize
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Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application.
It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000. The IOP is the Physic ...
(IOP) and the Société Française de Physique
The Société Française de Physique (SFP), or the French Physical Society, is the main professional society of French physicists. It was founded in 1873 by Charles Joseph d'Almeida.
History
The French Physical Society is a state-approved non-p ...
(SFP). It is one of the four Grand Prix of the SFP and one of the four International Bilateral Awards of the IOP, consisting of a gold medal and a 3000€ cash prize.
History
The prize was established in 1945 as a memorial toFernand Holweck
Fernand Holweck (21 July 1890 – 24 December 1941) was a French physicist who made important contributions in the fields of vacuum technology, electromagnetic radiation and gravitation. He is also remembered for his personal sacrifice in the c ...
and other French physicists who were persecuted or killed by the Nazis during the German occupation of France during World War II, from 1940 to 1945. It was originally a £150 prize. It is awarded for distinguished work in experimental physics (which reflects Holweck's scientific interest) or in theoretical physics which is closely related to experimentation.
The Holweck Prize is awarded every year, alternately to a French physicist and a British or Irish physicist. In 1974 two awards were made to mark the centenaries of the two societies. Holweck Laureates include several Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
winners. The award received increased media attention in 2014 when it was awarded to Iranian physicist Ramin Golestanian
Ramin Golestanian ( fa, رامین گلستانیان) is a professor at the Department of Physics and thRudolf Peierls Centrefor Theoretical Physics at Oxford University. He is a fellow of St Cross College and is affiliated with thOxford Centre ...
.
Recipients
The following have received this medal:
See also
*Institute of Physics Awards
The Institute of Physics awards numerous prizes to acknowledge contributions to physics research, education and applications. It also offers smaller specific subject-group prizes, such as for PhD thesis submissions.
Bilateral awards
* The Max ...
* List of physics awards
This list of physics awards is an index to articles about notable awards for physics.
The list includes lists of awards by the American Physical Society of the United States, and of the Institute of Physics of the United Kingdom, followed by a li ...
* List of awards named after people
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See also
* Lists of awards
* List of eponyms
* List of awards named after governors- ...
References
External links
The Holweck medal and prize
, Institute of Physics. {{DEFAULTSORT:Holweck Medal and Prize, Fernand Awards established in 1945 Awards of the Institute of Physics French science and technology awards