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The Thomson Medal and Prize is an award which has been made, originally only biennially in even-numbered years, since 2008 by the British
The Thomson Medal and Prize is an award which has been made, originally only biennially in even-numbered years, since 2008 by the British 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 Physica ...
for "distinguished research in atomic (including quantum optics
Quantum optics is a branch of atomic, molecular, and optical physics dealing with how individual quanta of light, known as photons, interact with atoms and molecules. It includes the study of the particle-like properties of photons. Photons have b ...
) or molecular physics
Molecular physics is the study of the physical properties of molecules and molecular dynamics. The field overlaps significantly with physical chemistry, chemical physics, and quantum chemistry. It is often considered as a sub-field of atomic, mo ...
". It is named after Nobel prizewinner Sir J. J. Thomson
Sir Joseph John Thomson (18 December 1856 – 30 August 1940) was a British physicist and Nobel Laureate in Physics, credited with the discovery of the electron, the first subatomic particle to be discovered.
In 1897, Thomson showed that ...
, the British physicist who demonstrated the existence of electrons, and comprises a silver medal and a prize of £1000.
Not to be confused with the J. J. Thomson IET Achievement Medal
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) awards achievement medals to recognize engineers who have been significant contribution to various fields in engineering
Every year, the award committee seeks and evaluates nominations
and
make ...
for electronics.
Medallists
The following have received a medal: * 2022: Л.Н. Галль - Россия, Санкт-Петербург *2021:Carla Faria
Carla Figueira De Morisson Faria is a Brazilian physicist and professor at University College London. She works on theoretical strong-field laser-matter interactions.
Early life and education
Faria is from Belém. She studied physics at the ...
, ''for distinguished contributions to the theory of strong-field laser-matter interactions''.
*2020: Michael Charlton, ''for scientific leadership in antimatter science''.
*2019: , ''for outstanding contributions to experiments on ultra-cold atoms and molecules''
*2016: Jeremy M. Hutson, ''for his pioneering work on the theory of ultracold molecules''
*2014: Charles S Adams, ''for his imaginative experiments which have pioneered the field of Rydberg quantum optics''
*2012: , ''for his pioneering experimental work in Bose-Einstein condensates and cold Fermi gases''
*2010: , ''for her contributions to the development of the world's only positronium beam''
*2008: Edward Hinds
Edward Allen Hinds FInstP FAPS FRS (born 8 Sept 1949) is a British physicist noted for his work with cold matter.
He was educated at Dame Allan's School in Newcastle before being offered a place at Jesus College, Oxford, where he matriculate ...
, ''for his important and elegant experimental investigations in the fields of atomic physics and quantum optics''
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 B ...
* 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 lis ...
* List of awards named after people
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*Lists of awards
*List of eponyms
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References
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