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Recognition for QIP Researchers
The Institute of Physics and Royal Society recognise outstanding researchers in the field
Institute of Physics Awards
The Institute of Physics (IOP) annually honours a number of physicists who have made a remarkable contribution to their field.
This year, we are proud to announce that a number of researchers associated with the QIP IRC have received awards.
David Ritchie
University of Cambridge
The Tabor Medal and prize for distinguished research in surface or nanoscale physics
Edward Hinds
Imperial College London
The Thomson medal and prize for distinguished research in atomic or molecular physics
Patrick Gill
The National Physical Laboratory
The Young medal and prize for distinguished research in optics including work related to physics outside the visible region
Sougato Bose
University College London
The Maxwell medal and prize for distinguished research in theoretical, mathematical and computational physics
Congratulations all!
In further recognition of the international imporance of the field of QIP, the Institute's first ever Isaac Newton medal has been given to the eminent
physicist Anton Zeilinger, a world-renowned pioneer in quantum mechanics and quantum information.
A pdf version of the October issue of Interactions, published by the Institute of Physics, which has the full story on these awards can be downloaded from the documents section of our website.
http://www.qipirc.org/documents.php
or is available to IOP members in the members section of the website.
IOP press release: http://www.iop.org/News/news_26493.html
For more information about all Institute of Physics awards: http://www.iop.org/activity/awards/index.html
Royal Society Prize Lecture
A contributor to QIP IRC has also been honoured by the Royal Society. Professor Martin Plenio of Imperial College London has been selected to give the 2008 Clifford Paterson Prize Lecture.
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