Kelvin Prize
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The Kelvin Medal and Prize is awarded by the Institute of Physics
. It was established in 1994 and named after Lord Kelvin. The prize is awarded each year to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics.
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
. It was established in 1994 and named after Lord Kelvin. The prize is awarded each year to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics.
Kelvin Medallists
- 2011 Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-KhaliliJim Al-Khalili OBE is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and science communicator. He is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey...
- 2010 Brian CoxBrian Cox (physicist)Brian Edward Cox, OBE , is a British particle physicist, a Royal Society University Research Fellow and a professor at the University of Manchester. He is a member of the High Energy Physics group at the University of Manchester, and works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at...
- 2009 John D Barrow
- 2008 Simon SinghSimon SinghSimon Lehna Singh, MBE is a British author who has specialised in writing about mathematical and scientific topics in an accessible manner....
- 2007 Charles JenkinsCharles JenkinsCharles Jenkins may refer to:* Charles Jenkins , Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana * Charles F. Jenkins, Georgia State Representative * Charles Francis Jenkins , television pioneer...
- 2006 Kathy SykesKathy SykesKathy Sykes is a British physicist, academic and broadcaster. She has been Professor of Sciences and Society at the University of Bristol since November 2002...
- 2005 Heather ReidHeather ReidHeather Reid OBE CPhys FinstP is a Scottish meteorologist and former television weather presenter for BBC Scotland. She was formerly employed by the UK Met Office, starting in 1993....
- 2004 Michael and Wendy Gluyas
- 2003 Peter BarhamPeter BarhamProfessor Peter Barham is a Professorial Teaching Fellow in Physics at the University of Bristol, UK and visiting Professor of Molecular Gastronomy at the Royal Veterinary University in Copenhagen, Denmark....
- 2002 Peter I P Kalmus
- 2001 Paul Charles William Davies
- 2000 Colin HumphreysColin HumphreysProfessor Sir Colin John Humphreys, CBE is a British physicist. He is the former Goldsmiths’ Professor of Materials Science and current Director of Research at Cambridge University, Professor of Experimental Physics at the Royal Institution in London and a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge...
- 1999 John Anthony Scott
- 1998 Lesley Glasser
- 1997 Brian W Delf
- 1996 Francis Close