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Staff external awards and prizes 2023
Two UCL academics honoured by the Institute of Physics
Professor Chris Kay (London Centre for Nanotechnology at UCL) and Dr Jonathan Breeze (UCL Physics & Astronomy) are among a team of researchers who have been awarded the prestigious Michael Faraday Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics.
UCL physicist investigating planetary formation awarded New Horizons prize
Dr Paola Pinilla (Mullard Space Science Laboratory at UCL) has been awarded the prestigious 2024 New Horizons in Physics prize for advancing understanding of how planets form from dust.
Finden Ltd, start-up from UCL, wins prestigious award for pioneering new chemical imaging methods
The team has been named the winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) prestigious Analytical Science Horizon Prize: Sir George Stokes Prize, an award celebrating ground-breaking developments which push the boundaries of science.
Galaxy evolution pioneer wins major international prize
Professor Richard Ellis (UCL Physics & Astronomy) has been awarded the 2023 Gruber Cosmology Prize for his pioneering work both studying galactic evolution dating to the “cosmic dawn” and designing innovative instruments with which to do so.
Astrophysicist awarded medal for Jupiter and Saturn discoveries
Professor Nick Achilleos (UCL Physics & Astronomy) has been awarded the 2023 Chapman Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for his outstanding work advancing understanding of the magnetic bubbles (magnetospheres) of planets, in particular Jupiter and Saturn.
UCL academic honoured with prestigious IUPAC award
Professor Nguyen T. K. Thanh (UCL Physics & Astronomy) is one of only 12 recipients globally of this year’s Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Awards, bestowed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).