The Edward Appleton Medal and Prize is awarded by the

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for distinguished research in environmental,

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. Originally named after

Charles Chree 200px, Charles Chree (circa 1900) Charles Chree, FRS (5 May 1860 – 12 August 1928) was a British physicist, an authority on terrestrial magnetism and atmospheric electricity, and for 32 years Superintendent of Kew Observatory. Chree was born ...

, the British physicist and former President of the

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, it was renamed in 2008 to commemorate

Edward Victor Appleton Sir Edward Victor Appleton (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was an English physicist, Nobel Prize winner (1947) and pioneer in radiophysics. He studied, and was also employed as a lab technician, at Bradford College from 1909 to 1911. He ...

, winner of the

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for proving the existence of the ionosphere.

History

The prize was established in 1941 by Chree's sister, Jessie, after his death, and it was originally awarded biennially. It was first awarded to

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. From 2001 it was awarded annually. After the 2008 renaming the prize was awarded in even-dated years until 2016, then as and when required. The cash prize part of the award has risen in value since its inception, reported at £150 in 1985 and £300 in 1987, to its present-day value of £1000.

Winners

Recipients of the Appleton medal and prize

*2019

Cathryn Mitchell Cathryn N. Mitchell is a Professor of Electronic & Electronic Engineering at the University of Bath. She was awarded the 2019 Institute of Physics Edward Appleton Medal and Prize. Early life and education Mitchell studied physics at the Univer ...

*2016 Giles Harrison *2014 David Marshall *2012

Colin O'Dowd Colin Dermot O'Dowd (27 March 1966, Galway, Ireland) is an Irish physicist and atmospheric scientist. Biography O'Dowd matriculated in 1984 at NUI Galway, and graduated there in 1987 with a B.Sc. in physics. He received his Ph.D. in 1992 fr ...

*2010 Myles Allen *2008

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Recipients of the Chree medal and prize

References

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History

Winners

Recipients of the Appleton medal and prize

Recipients of the Chree medal and prize

See also

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