American Physical Society APS awards UR Faculty and

American Physical Society (APS) awards: UR Faculty and Alumni Physics& Astronomy, LLE & Institute of Optics APS Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids To recognize outstanding optical research that leads to breakthroughs in the condensed matter sciences 1980 David L. Dexter UR Prof Physics APS Robert R. Wilson Prize To recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in the physics of particle accelerators 1987 Ernest D. Courant (BNL) UR Physics Ph. D 43 APS Biological Physics Prize To recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in biological physics research. 1994 Robert, S. Knox UR Prof Physics, UR Physics Ph. D 58’ 1998 Rangaswamy Srinivasan UVTech Associates, Rochester Postdoc 57 -61 APS Joseph A. Burton Forum Award To recognize outstanding contributions to the public understanding or resolution of issues involving the interface of physics and society. 1980 Victor F. Weisskopf UR Prof of Physics, 37 -43’ 1976 Herbert F. York UR Physics, BS/MS 43’ (Additional awards include Fermi Award in 1994 and APS Szilard Lectureship Award APS Leo Szilard Lectureship Award To recognize outstanding accomplishments by physicists in promoting the use of physics for the benefit of society 1994 Herbert F. York UR Physics, BS/MS 1943 Nobel Prize 2001 Masatoshi Koshiba University of Tokyo. UR Physics Ph. D 55 (Also Wolf Prize Israel 2001) Nobel Prize 97 Steve Chu - Stanford UR Physics -Math BS 70 (Also, King Faissel Prize, Saudi Arabia) APS W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics. To recognize and encourage outstanding achievements in Experimental Particle Physics 2004: Arie Bodek Prof of Physics UR APS Fluid Dynamics Prize 1964 Howard For his broad, sustained, and insightful contributions to elucidating the structure Brenner of the nucleon, using a wide variety of probes, tools and methods at many Laboratories. Chair UR 2002 Masatoshi Koshiba University of Tokyo. UR Physics Ph. D 55’ Chem Eng. "For compelling experimental evidence for neutrino oscillations using 77’-81’ atmospheric neutrinos. “ Additional awards include Nobel Prize 2001 1999 Edward H. Thorndike Prof of Physics UR” For a leading role in milestone advances in the study of the b quark with the CLEO collaboration; APS J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics To recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in particle theory. 2005 Susumu Okubo UR Prof of Physics (and UR Physics Ph. D 58’) "For ground breaking investigations into the pattern of hadronic masses and decay rates, APS Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize To recognize a most outstanding contr ibution to physics 2004 H. Jeff Kimble Rochester Physics Ph. D 77’ APS Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science American Physical Society Award in Nuclear Chemistry 1994 Steve Chu - Stanford UR Physics -Math BS AIP Industrial 70 Additional awards include Nobel Prize 97 1975: John R. Huizenga, UR Prof. Chemistry and Physics Application of APS Herbert P. Broida Prize. To recognize and enhance outstanding APS Nicholson Medal for Humanitarian Service Physics Prize: experimental advancements in the fields of atomic and molecular To recognize the humanitarian aspect of physics and physicists 2003 - 2004 spectroscopy 1987 Steve Chu Stanford , UR Physics/Math BS 70 2001 D. Allan Bromley Yale University UR Physics Ph. D 1952 Rangaswamy AIP Science Writing Award Srinivasan – APS Congressional Fellowship APS Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Postdoc UR 57 1988 Michael Riordan 1990 Priscilla S. Achincloss 1964 Tullio Regge URr Physics Ph. D 1957 Also Dirac Medal 96 UR Physics Senior Scientist -61’. UR Physics Research Assoc. 83 -87 for The Hunting of the APS Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize To recognize and 1993 Duncan Moore Quark. AIP Andrew Gemant Award Encourage outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to UR Prof. Optics 2002 Michael Riordan. Santa Cruz UR condensed matter physics 1955 Leroy Apker URr Physics Ph. D 41’ Physics Senior Scientist 83 -87 - for APS Le. Roy Apker Award "to recognize outstanding achievements "skillfully conveying the excitement and drama of science APS George E. Pake Prize To in physics by undergraduate students, and thereby provide encouragement and for clarifying important scientific ideas through his recognize and encourage many books, articles and television programs. to young physicistswho have Demonstrated great potential for future scientific outstanding work by physicists OSA / SPIE Congressional accomplishment. ” 1999 Le. Roy Apker Award Winner and also combining original research Fellowship 2001 Kristen Kulinowski 1999 Award Finalist Govind Krishnaswami UR Physics BS 99, Ph. D. 04’ accomplishments with leadership in UR Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry 2002 Le. Roy Apker Award Finalist Albert Wang UR Physics BS 02’ the management of research or OSA / MRS Congressional 1983 Le. Roy Apker Award Finalist Robert Kowalewski UR Physics BS 83’ development in industry. 2002 Paul Fellowship 1996 Michal Freedhoff UR 1980 Le. Roy Apker Award Finalist Robert H. Wentworth UR Physics BS 80’ Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry M Horn, IBM UR Physics Ph. D 1973 APS Earl K. Plyler Prize for APS Aneesur Rahman Prize for AAPT Robert A. Millikan Award 1988 Robert APS Presidents Molecular Spectroscopy Computational Physics G. Greenler, UR BS Physics 51’ "Beetles, 1947 L. 1996 Charles Steadman Parmeter 1997 Donald H. Weingarten, IBM Bubbles, and Butterflies Iridescence in Nature" Du. Bridge UR Chemistry Ph. D 62’ Watson UR Physics Research UR Prof. Associate 74 -76 APS Award for Excellence in Plasma AAPT Awards: Richtmyer Memorial Award Physics & Chair Physics Research 1995 James Philip This award is given in memory of Floyd K. Richtmyer. The APS Prize for Faculty 1960 Weisskopf Knauer Senior Scientist UR LLE recipient presents a major address at the AAPT Meeting Research in Victor F. UR Prof. 1999 Wayne H. Knox, Undergraduate Institution APS High Polymer Physics Prize Physics 37 -43 UR BS (79') Ph. D (84') Optics, and UR Prof 1999 Robert Edson Warner 1984: Prof. William J. Mac. Knight 1961 F. Seitz Optics and Director (2001 -) "Ultrafast Science UR Physics Ph. D 59 ‘ BS Chemistry UR UR Physics and Technology: What an Exciting Time!" APS Division Councilor 1985 -1988 Prof and Chair Science-writing prize Solar Physics 1990 Steve Chu R. Knox (Biological) Prof. Physics UR, UR 1977 G. Pake - Division American Astronomical UR BS Physics and Math 79' Physics Ph. D 58’ UR Lifetime Society 1999, Adam Frank APS Division Councilor 1988 -1991 A. Melissinos ( also Wins Nobel Prize in 1997, King (Particles and Fields) Prof. Physics UR Trustie UR Prof. Physics and Astronomy Feisal Prize. . . +more) Laser-Cooled DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS (Past Chair) 1983 R. Marshak - American Astronomical Society's Atoms: How and Why R. Knox, Prof Physics, UR UR Physics Ph. D 58’ UR Prof Physics IVISION OF ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & OPTICAL Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize 1992 R. H. 1967 R. H. Dicke UR Physics Ph. D 1941 PHYSICS (Past Chair) and Chair Dicke UR Physics Ph. D 41’ "Gravitation and Cosmic Physics", R. Sproull. Prof Physics UR 1997 D. Bromley 1949 Lee A. Du. Bridge, UR Prof. Councilors of the APS 2003 -2006 Helen B. Warner Prize American UR Physics J. Eberly (Laser) Prof. Physics UR Physics & Chair 1930's)"The Effects Astronomical Society Ph. D 1952 DIVISION CONDENSED MATTER (Secretary-Treasurer) of World War II on the Science of Physics", 1990 Ethan T. Vishniac UR 1977 -1981 E. Conwell Prof. of Chemistry BS Physics and Math 76’ AAPT Oersted Award and Physics UR, UR MS. 45’ Harold C. Urey Prize, American 2003 -2004 J. Crow, UR Physics Ph. D 67’ 1976 Victor F. Weisskopf, UR DIVISION OF PARTICLES & FIELDS (Secretary-Treasurer) Astronomical Society Division of Prof. Physics 37 -43 1983 -1986 T. Ferbel Prof. of Physics UR Planetary Science 1988 Jonathan FORUM ON THE HISTORY OF PHYSICS (Chair) Lunine BS Physics and Astr. U of R 80' M. Riordan, UR Scientist, Physics