Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize
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Reward(s)Gold medal, 3000€
First awarded1945
Websitehttp://www.iop.org/about/awards/

The Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize is a major European prize for Physics awarded jointly every year by the British Institute of Physics (IOP) and the Société Française de Physique (SFP).[1][2][3] 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 to Fernand Holweck 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.[1] It was originally a £150 prize.[4] 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.[5][3][6]

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.[1] Holweck Laureates include several Nobel Prize winners.[1] The award received increased media attention in 2014 when it was awarded to Iranian physicist Ramin Golestanian.[7]

Recipients

Fernand Holweck

The following have received this medal:[8]

See also

References

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  13. ^ "IOP presents awards to four physicists". Physics Today. 26 (9): 67–73. 1973. doi:10.1063/1.3128241. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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  16. ^ "European societies honor Vinen and Walther". Physics Today. 31 (9): 68. 1978. doi:10.1063/1.2995197. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  17. ^ "Max Born Prize to Faessler; Holweck medal to Bleaney". Physics Today. 37 (11): 117. 1984. Bibcode:1984PhT....37Q.117.. doi:10.1063/1.2915941. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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  29. ^ "Holweck Prize 2018 awarded to Marina Galand". www.sfpnet.fr. Société Française de Physique. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  30. ^ Wade, Jess (8 December 2017). "Space Physicist Galand wins the Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize". Imperial News. Imperial College London.
  31. ^ "The IOP-SFP Holweck Prize 2019 awarded to Xavier Garbet". www.sfpnet.fr. Société Française de Physique. 25 November 2019.
  32. ^ "The IOP-SFP Holweck Prize 2020 awarded to Charles Adams". www.sfpnet.fr. Société Française de Physique. 27 November 2020.
  33. ^ https://www.iop.org/about/awards/international-bilateral-awards/fernand-holweck-medal-and-prize-recipients

External links

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