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Professor Kai Bongs from the University of Birmingham awarded this year’s Institute of Physics Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize of the IoP

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The Institute
of Physics (IOP) is the UK and Ireland’s professional body for practicing physicists,
and has a rich history of supporting and nurturing talent, providing learning
resources to schools, colleges and higher
education institutions (HEIs), and of advising science and education
policy makers.

Its awards
recognise, celebrate and reflect the impact
and applications of physics in everyday life, the breadth of the discipline in
academia, industry and medicine, and its impact in extraordinary human
achievements.

They include awards for technicians, school teachers, researchers
at all career stages and levels of academic achievement, and from across the HEI
spectrum.

The Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize is awarded for Professor Kai Bongs’ contribution to the development of quantum sensors and the translation to industrial applications and the development of the UK National Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology.

Led by the University of Birmingham, the Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology brings together experts in physics and engineering from the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Nottingham, Southampton, Strathclyde and Sussex, and has partnered with a broad spectrum of industry companies and organisations, such as BAE Systems Teledyne e2v and Network Rail.

The Hub’s teams are working to transform laboratory-based research into
technology. They are developing smaller, cheaper, more accurate and energy
efficient components and systems to develop and sustain a supply chain, which
will have a transformative impact across business and society as a whole.

Institute
of Physics President, Professor Dame Julia Higgins said:

“Every
year I am reminded of the rich pool of exceptional talent we have in the UK and
Ireland. On behalf of the Institute of Physics, I warmly congratulate all this
year’s winners.

 “As we move rapidly into an ever more technological
era, it is so important to encourage, foster and support today’s and tomorrow’s
scientists, science teachers and technicians.

They
enable us to live the comfortable, healthy, well-connected lives we have become
accustomed to, and they explore new boundaries to enrich our knowledge of the
world we inhabit.

“As
well as rewarding personal achievement, our awards also celebrate the diversity
of our physics community. We are proud that our professional community is comprised
of so many sections of society. We will continue to encourage everyone to
explore science and will strive to remove the barriers to learning that some
encounter, so that everyone who wants to, can learn and enjoy science for as
long as they wish.”

In
response to being awarded the prize, Professor Bongs said: “I am delighted to
accept the Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics. The
translation of quantum knowledge into real-world industry applications is an
incredibly important endeavour if we want to ensure a safer and more secure
long-term future for all. I am proud to be leading the development of quantum
sensors at the University of Birmingham, alongside world-leading physicists and
engineers.”

All award
winners will be celebrated at the Institute’s annual Awards Dinner, to be held
this year on 19 November at the Royal Lancaster London Hotel, where they will
be presented by the President with their medal, a prize of £1,000 and a
certificate.

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Notes to Editors

About the Institute of Physics

The IOP is the
professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland. We
inspire people to develop their knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of
physics. We work with a range of partners to support and develop the teaching
of physics in schools; we encourage innovation, growth and productivity in
business including addressing significant skills shortages and we provide
evidence-based advice and support to governments across the UK and in Ireland.

Our members
come from across the physics community whether in industry, academia, the
classroom, technician roles or in training programmes as an apprentice or a
student. However, our reach goes well beyond our membership to all who have an
interest in physics and the contribution it makes to our culture, our society
and the economy.

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The IOP Awards

The Institute
of Physics awards aim to build and reinforce a sense of community by
recognising and rewarding excellence in individuals and teams who have made a
contribution to physics in the UK and Ireland.

Nominations
open every year in the Autumn and close in the Winter. The selection is made by
IOP members who sit on the Awards Committee, appointed and chaired by the
President who will report the committees’ decision to Council.

More detail can
be found at: http://www.iop.org/awards

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