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Institute of Physics Edward Appleton Medal and Prize

{{short description|Award made for distinguished research in environmental physics}}

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| caption = The award is named in honour of Edward Appleton (1892–1965)

| awarded_for = Distinguished contributions to environmental, earth or atmospheric physics.

| sponsor = Institute of Physics

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| country = {{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom

| former name = Chree Medal and Prize

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| reward = Silver medal, £1000

| year = 1941

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| website = {{URL|http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/page_72412.html}}

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The Edward Appleton Medal and Prize is awarded by the Institute of Physics for distinguished research in environmental, earth or atmospheric physics. Originally named after Charles Chree, the British physicist and former President of the Physical Society of London, it was renamed in 2008 to commemorate Edward Victor Appleton, winner of the Nobel Prize for proving the existence of the ionosphere.{{cite web |url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/page_72412.html |title=Edward Appleton Medal and Prize |publisher=Institute of Physics |access-date=25 January 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022210726/https://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/page_72412.html |url-status=dead }}

History

The prize was established in 1941 by Chree's sister, Jessie, after his death, and it was originally awarded biennially.{{Cite journal|title=Charles Chree Medal and Prize |date=March 1, 1941|journal=Nature|volume=147|issue=3722|pages=261|doi=10.1038/147261a0|bibcode=1941Natur.147Q.261. |doi-access=free}}{{Cite journal|title=Scientific Notes and News |year=1941 |journal=Science|volume=93|issue=2413|pages=300–303|doi = 10.1126/science.93.2413.300-a|jstor = 1669188|url = https://zenodo.org/record/1518987}}{{Cite book|title=125 Years: The Physical Society & The Institute of Physics|last=Lewis|first=John|publisher=Taylor & Francis Ltd|year=1999|isbn=9780750306096|page=237}} It was first awarded to Sydney Chapman. From 2001 it was awarded annually. After the 2008 renaming the prize was awarded in even-dated years until 2016, then as and when required.

The cash prize part of the award has risen in value since its inception, reported at £150 in 1985{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y02wCwAAQBAJ&q=chree&pg=PA373 |title=The Grants Register 1983–1985 |page=373 |first1=Craig |last1=Lerner |first2=Roland |last2=Turner |date=18 June 1982 |publisher=MacMillan Publishers Ltd |isbn=978-1349049752}} and £300 in 1987,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y02wCwAAQBAJ&q=chree&pg=PA373 |title=The Grants Register 1985–1987 |page=380 |first=Norman |last=Frankel |date=18 June 1982 |publisher=MacMillan Publishers Ltd |isbn=978-1349068319}} to its present-day value of £1000.

Winners

=Recipients of the Appleton medal and prize=

  • 2024 Nicolas Bellouin[https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2024-edward-appleton-medal-and-prize 2024 Edward Appleton Medal and Prize]
  • 2021 Philip Stier{{cite web | url=https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2021-edward-appleton-medal-and-prize | title=2021 Edward Appleton Medal and Prize | Institute of Physics }}
  • 2020 Adam Scaife{{cite web | url=https://www.iop.org/about/awards/silver-subject-medals/edward-appleton-medal-and-prize-recipients | title=Edward Appleton Medal and Prize recipients | Institute of Physics }}
  • 2019 Cathryn Mitchell{{Cite web|url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/appleton-medallists/page_72850.html|title=2019 Edward Appleton Medal and Prize|website=www.iop.org|access-date=2019-07-07|archive-date=2019-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707204744/http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/appleton-medallists/page_72850.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/professor-cathryn-mitchell-awarded-institute-of-physics-prize/ |title=Professor Cathryn Mitchell awarded Institute of Physics prize |publisher=University of Bath |date=3 July 2019}}
  • 2016 Giles Harrison{{cite web|url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/silver/applied-and-environmental-physics/appleton-medallists/page_67622.html|title=2016 Appleton medal and prize|publisher=Institute of Physics|access-date=7 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220115808/http://www.iop.org/about/awards/silver/applied-and-environmental-physics/appleton-medallists/page_67622.html|url-status=dead}}
  • 2014 David Marshall{{cite web|url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/medallists/page_63426.html|title=2014 Appleton medal and prize|publisher=Institute of Physics|access-date=1 July 2014|archive-date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712143952/https://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/medallists/page_63426.html|url-status=dead}}
  • 2012 Colin O'Dowd{{cite web|url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/medallists/page_38521.html|title=Appleton medal recipients|publisher=Institute of Physics|access-date=2010-08-26|archive-date=2017-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816021708/http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/appleton/medallists/page_38521.html|url-status=dead}}
  • 2010 Myles Allen{{cite web |url=https://cpaess.ucar.edu/about/myles-allen-awarded-2010-appleton-medal-and-prize |title=Dr. Myles Allen wins 2010 Appleton Medal and Prize |publisher=CPAESS |access-date=2020-01-26 |archive-date=2020-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116111734/https://cpaess.ucar.edu/about/myles-allen-awarded-2010-appleton-medal-and-prize |url-status=dead }}
  • 2008 Ann Wintle{{cite web|url=http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/staff/academic-staff/professor-ann-wintle/|title=Professor Ann Wintle|publisher=Aberystwyth University|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=19 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319072355/http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/staff/academic-staff/professor-ann-wintle/|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/physics/ancient-timeline/upload/ATL26-1_complete.pdf |magazine=Ancient TL |title=UK's Institute of Physics Announces Award Winners |page=27 |volume=2 |issue=1 |year=2008 |access-date=2020-01-31 |archive-date=2020-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415064948/https://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/physics/ancient-timeline/upload/ATL26-1_complete.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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See also

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