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The President's Medal of the IOP is awarded by the Institute of Physics (IOP), with a maximum of two per presidency. It was first established in 1997, and is for "meritorious services in various fields of endeavour which were of benefit to physics in general and the Institute in particular". [1] .
- Meritorious services in various fields of endeavour which were of benefit to physics
- Medal
- 1998
- Institute of Physics
President’s Medal 2022: Professor Sir Peter Knight. For services to physics, in particular his leadership and championing of the value of physics and quantum technology to society, nationally and internationally.
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Professor Sir Peter Knight For services to physics, in particular his leadership and championing of the value of physics and quantum technology to society, nationally and internationally. Find out more about Professor Sir Peter Knight.
Distinguished Professor Myriam P Sarachik For her fundamental contributions to condensed matter physics, lifetime service to the physics community and efforts to defend the human rights of scientists and the principles of diversity and inclusion in physics.
Professor William George Stirling For services to physics, especially in the application of X-ray and neutron scattering, and in particular for his contributions at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) (the French-German-British high-flux reactor centre), both in Grenoble.
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell For her outstanding contributions to physics through pioneering research in astronomy, most notably the discovery of the first pulsars, and through her unparalleled record of leadership within the community.
Professor John Dudley Université de Franche-Comté and University of Manchester For promoting worldwide public awareness of the importance of physics by initiating the International Year of Light, a global year of science outreach reaching millions of people in over 100 countries.
Professor Douglas J Paul University of Glasgow, School of Engineering For his outstanding contributions to the translation of university physics research into advanced technology.
Professor Brian Cox University of Manchester In recognition of his achievements in promoting science to the general public and inspiring the next generation of physicists.
Professor Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs In recognition for her work in developing astronomy education in Malaysia and her leading national and international role in space science, through her setting up of the Malaysian Space Agency and as Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
Professor Sir Michael Atiyah University of Edinburgh In recognition of his outstanding contributions to a broad range of topics in mathematics, many of which have provided highly significant foundations to the development of theoretical physics; and of his eminent leadership within the scientific community.
Sir Timothy Berners-Lee Director of the World Wide Web Consortium In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of the World Wide Web.
Service to the IOP awards. The President's Medal can be given to both physicists and non-physicists who have provided meritorious services in various fields of endeavour which were of benefit to physics in general and the Institute in particular.
The IOP has its own coat of arms, granted in 1994. The arms feature a shield bearing a representation of an atom, and the organisation's motto "Intellegite et explicate" ("Understand and explain"). Presidents of the IOP wear a medal featuring the coat of arms at formal occasions. Awards
- 14 February 1874; 149 years ago
- 23,000 (2019)
- Tom Grinyer (CEO), Antonia Seymour (CEO IOP Publishing)
Our Gold Medals and Prizes are awarded to physicists with international reputations who have made consistent contributions to physics. We award six medals, three in each year. They form part of our large awards programme designed to encourage innovation, diversity and tenacity.
Presidents of the Institute of Physics. 1919–1921 Sir Richard T Glazebrook. 1921–1923 Sir Joseph Thomson. 1923–1925 Sir Charles Parsons. 1925–1927 Sir William Bragg. 1927–1929 Sir Frank Dyson. 1929–1931 William H Eccles. 1931–1933 The Lord Rutherford of Nelson. 1933–1935 Sir Henry Lyons.
