The Rutherford Memorial Medal is an award for research in the fields of physics and chemistry by the
Royal Society of Canada. It was dedicated to the memory of
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics.
''Encyclopædia Britannica'' considers him to be the greatest ...
. It is awarded once for physics and once for chemistry each year, "for outstanding research", when there is a suitable candidate.
Recipients
Source
Royal Society of Canada
Chemistry
* 2020 :
Erin Johnson
* 2019 :
Dwight Seferos
* 2018 :
Tomislav Friscic
* 2017 :
Zhongwei Chen
* 2016 :
Curtis Berlinguette
* 2015 :
Robert Campbell
* 2014 : Paul Ayers
* 2013 :
Mark J. Maclachlan
* 2012 :
* 2011 :
Federico Rosei
* 2010 :
Andrei Yudin
* 2009 :
Dennis Hall
Dennis William Hall (born February 5, 1971) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Neosho, Wisconsin, United States. Hall was a 10-time US National Champion, a World Champion, and 3-time USA Olympian. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic ...
and
Keith Fagnou (posthumously)
* 2008 :
Peter Tieleman
* 2007 :
Gregory D. Scholes
* 2006 :
Molly Shoichet
Molly S. Shoichet , is a Canadian science professor, specializing in chemistry, biomaterials and biomedical engineering. She was Ontario's first Chief Scientist. Shoichet is a biomedical engineer known for her work in tissue engineering, and is ...
* 2005 :
Jillian M. Buriak
* 2004 :
Andrew Woolley
* 2003 :
Liang Li
* 2002 :
* 2001 :
* 2000 :
Suning Wang
* 1999 :
Daniel D. M. Wayner
* 1998 :
Benoît Roux
* 1997 :
R. J. Dwayne Miller
* 1996 :
* 1995 :
* 1994 :
Mark Lautens
* 1993 :
* 1992 :
James D. Wuest
* 1991 : Robert H. Morris
* 1990 :
* 1989 :
Peter Hackett
* 1988 :
* 1987 :
Grenfell N. Patey
* 1986 :
David Griller
* 1985 :
Stephen C. Wallace
* 1984 :
Robert J. LeRoy
* 1983 :
Juan C. Scaiano
* 1982 :
Geoffrey Ozin
* 1981 :
Diethard K. Böhme
* 1980 :
G. Michael Bancroft
Physics
* 2020 : Jens Dilling
* 2019 : Paul François
* 2018 :
Alexandre Blais
* 2017 :
Ingrid Stairs
* 2016 :
François Légaré
* 2015 :
Aashish Clerk
* 2014 :
Sara Ellison
* 2013 :
Ray Jayawardhana
* 2012 : Guy Moore
* 2011 :
Freddy A. Cachazo
* 2010 :
Kari Dalnoki-Veress
* 2009 :
Barth Netterfield
* 2007 :
Victoria Michelle Kaspi
* 2006 :
Aephraim M. Steinberg
* 2005 : Peter Grütter
* 2004 :
Sajeev John
Sajeev John, OC, FRSC (born 1957) is a Professor of Physics at the University of Toronto and Canada Research Chair holder.
He received his bachelor's degree in physics in 1979 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in ph ...
* 2003 :
Misha Ivanov
* 2002 :
* 2001 :
Matthew W. Choptuik
* 2000 :
Jerry X. Mitrovica
* 1999 :
Robert A. Wolkow
* 1998 :
Martin Grant
* 1997 :
Nicholas Kaiser
* 1996 :
Pekka K. Sinervo
* 1995 :
David B. MacFarlane
* 1994 :
Michael L.W. Thewalt
* 1993 :
John W. Hepburn
* 1992 :
François Wesemael
* 1991 :
Ian K. Affleck
* 1990 :
Scott Tremaine
Scott Duncan Tremaine (born 1950) is a Canadian-born astrophysicist. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of London, the Royal Society of Canada and the National Academy of Sciences. Tremaine is widely regarded as one of the world's leading as ...
* 1989 :
Nathan Isgur
* 1988 :
Claude Leroy
* 1987 :
A. John Berlinsky
* 1986 :
William J.L. Buyers
* 1985 :
John J. Simpson
* 1984 :
Penny G. Estabrooks
* 1983 :
David J. Rowe
* 1982 :
William G. Unruh
* 1981 :
John C. Hardy
* 1980 :
Malcolm J. Stott
See also
*
List of chemistry awards
This list of chemistry awards is an index to articles about notable awards for chemistry. It includes awards by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, the Society of Chemical Industry and awards by other organizations.
...
*
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 prizes named after people
This is a list of awards that are named after people.
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See also
*Lists of awards
Lists of awards cover awards given in various fields, i ...
References
External links
RSC Rutherford Memorial Medal
Canadian science and technology awards
Royal Society of Canada
Awards established in 1980
Chemistry awards
Physics awards
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