Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize

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Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize
Awarded forOutstanding and sustained contributions to leadership in a physics context
Sponsored by Institute of Physics
Country United Kingdom
Reward(s)Gold medal, £1,000
First awarded1966
Website www.iop.org

The Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize is awarded annually by the Institute of Physics to recognise leadership in the field of physics. It was established in 1966 and named in honour of Sir Richard T. Glazebrook, the first president of the Institute of Physics. [1] [2] It was originally a silver medal with a £250 prize. [3]

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The award consists of the medal, a cash prize and a certificate. In 1992, the Institute decided that the medal and prize should become one of its Premier Awards and that, from 2008, it should be one of its gold medals.

Recipients

The following have received the award: [4]

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