Isaac Newton Medal [SEP] conferred by
Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal
The Isaac Newton Medal is a gold medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics accompanied by a prize of £1,000. The award is given to a physicist, regardless of subject area, background or nationality, for outstanding contributions to physics. The award winner is invited to give a lecture at the Institute.. This medal was recently renamed by IoP as the "International Medal".
Recipients.
- 2017 Charles L. Bennett for his "leadership of the Microwave Anisotropy Probe, a
- Distinguished Research Chair, Perimeter Institute (2009)
- Isaac Newton Chair, Perimeter Institute (announced Sep 2011)
- 2017 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (announced Oct. 2016)
- Member of National Academy of Sciences (2018)
- 2018 Dirac Medal of the ICTP
Selected publications.
- Xiao-Gang Wen, F. Wilczek and A. Zee, "Chiral Spin States and Superconductivity", Phys. Rev. B 39 11413 (1989).
- Xiao-Gang Wen,"Topological Orders in Rigid