The Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize is a gold medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics to "recognise contributions to the organisation or application of physics in an industrial or commercial context." The medal is accompanied by a prize of £1000.[1]
Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize | |
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Sponsored by | Institute of Physics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | Institute of Physics |
Formerly called | Swan Medal and Prize |
Reward(s) | Gold medal, £1000 |
First awarded | 2008 |
Website | https://www.iop.org/about/awards/ |
At its inception in 2008, the award was named the "Business and Innovation Medal". In 2012, it was renamed the "Swan Medal and Prize" in memory of Sir Joseph Swan, a chemist, physicist, and early developer of the incandescent light bulb. Since 2016, the award was renamed again to commemorate Katharine Burr Blodgett, inventor of low-reflectance "invisible" glass (Langmuir–Blodgett film), and the first woman to receive a degree in physics from Cambridge University.
The following have been award one of these medals:[2]