Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids
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The Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids is a prize that has been awarded every second year by the American Physical Society
since 1980. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding optical research that leads to breakthroughs in the condensed matter
sciences.". The prize is named after Frank Isakson, and as of 2007 it is valued at $5,000.
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
since 1980. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding optical research that leads to breakthroughs in the condensed matter
Condensed Matter
Condensed matter may refer to several things*Condensed matter physics, the study of the physical properties of condensed phases of matter*European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, a scientific journal published by EDP sciences...
sciences.". The prize is named after Frank Isakson, and as of 2007 it is valued at $5,000.
Recipients
- 2006: Roberto MerlinRoberto MerlinRoberto D. Merlin is an Argentine physicist and Peter A. Franken Collegiate Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan...
- 2004: James WolfeJames WolfeMajor General James P. Wolfe was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada...
- 2002: James W. Allen and Thomas TimuskThomas TimuskTom Timusk is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. He is a retired member of the Condensed Matter research team at McMaster. He was an immigrant from Estonia displaced by Second World War. He settled in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.-Research:He started his...
- 2000: Paul Linford Richards
- 1998: Yuen-Ron ShenYuen-Ron ShenYuen-Ron Shen is a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, known for his work on non-linear optics. He was born in Shanghai and graduated from National Taiwan University. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard under physicist and Nobel Laureate...
- 1996: David E. AspnesDavid E. AspnesDavid Erik Aspnes is a Distinguished University Professor and member of the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University. Formal education includes BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Ph.D...
- 1994: Anant K. Ramdas
- 1992: Paul A. FleuryPaul A. FleuryPaul Aimé Fleury is an American physicist and academic administrator. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Yale University and is the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Engineering and Applied Physics and Professor of Physics....
- 1990: Miles V. Klein
- 1988: Albert J. Sievers
- 1986: Elias Burstein
- 1984: Manuel CardonaManuel CardonaManuel Cardona Castro is a physicist. According to the ISI Citations web database, Cardona is one of the eighth most cited physicist since 1970...
- 1982: Jan Tauc
- 1980: David L. Dexter
External links
- Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, American Physical Society