Prize winners
Arthur H Cooke Memorial Prize (1st year graduate student)
The prize is awarded for distinguished work by a first year research student in Condensed Matter Physics. It was first awarded in 1991.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Chen Yifang (supervisor Robin Nicholas) |
| 1992 | Jason Caulfield (supervisor John Singleton) |
| 1993 | Geraldine Houston (supervisor John Singleton) |
| 1994 | Simon Benjamin (supervisor Neil Johnson) |
| 1995 | Caelia Bryn-Jacobsen (supervisor Roger Cowley) |
| 1996 | Gian-Mattia Schucan (supervisor Mark Fox) |
| 1997 | Paul Clegg (supervisor Roger Cowley) |
| 1998 | Pierre Gay (supervisor John Ryan) |
| 1999 | Michel Kenzelmann (supervisor Roger Cowley) |
| 2000 | Giovanni Bianchi (supervisor John Ryan) |
| 2001 | Jason Brown (supervisor John Ryan) |
| 2002 | Tom Lancaster (supervisor Steve Blundell) and Chiu Fan Lee (Neil Johnson) |
| 2003 | Alexandra Olaya Castro (Neil Johnson) and Sonia Sharmin (Arzhang Ardavan and Steve Blundell) |
| 2004 | Kislon Voitchovsky (supervisor John Ryan) |
| 2005 | Patrick Hales (supervisor Harry Jones) |
| 2006 | Olivier Rival (supervisors Arzhang Ardavan and Steve Blundell) |
| 2007 | Richard Tuley (supervisor Robin Nicholas) |
| 2008 | Alexy Karenowska (supervisor John Gregg) and Joe Torella (supervisor Achillefs Kapanidis) |
| 2009 | Isabel Franke (supervisor Steve Blundell) and Mark Holmes (supervisor Robert Taylor) |
| 2010 | Stephan Uphoff (supervisor Achillefs Kapanidis) |
| 2011 | Johannes Moeller (supervisor Tom Lancaster) |
David Ryan Prize (2nd year graduate student)
The prize is awarded for distinguished work by a second year research student in Condensed Matter Physics. It was first awarded in 2006.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Anas Jarjour (supervisor Robert Taylor) |
| 2007 | Tom Bilyard (supervisor Richard Berry) |
| 2008 | Stephan Schmid (supervisor Laura Herz) |
| 2009 | Phillip Staniczenko (supervisor Nick Jones) |
| 2010 | Ben Fulcher and Mark Holmes (supervisors Nick Jones and Robert Taylor) |
| 2011 | Amadeus Stevenson (supervisors Sonia Antoranz Contera and Sonia Trigueros) and Chaw Keong Yong (supervisor Laura Herz) |
Kurti Prize (3rd year graduate student)
The prize is awarded for distinguished work by a third year research student in Condensed Matter Physics. It was first awarded in 2004.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Tom Lancaster (supervisor Steve Blundell) |
| 2005 | Russell Goodman (supervisor Andrew Turberfield) |
| 2006 | Enrique Castro Camus (supervisor Michael Johnston) |
| 2007 | Alex Reid (supervisor John Gregg) |
| 2008 | Olivier Rival (supervisors Steve Blundell/Arzhang Ardavan) |
| 2009 | Matthew Baker and Yusdi Santoso (supervisors Richard Berry and Achillefs Kapanidis) |
| 2010 | Shelley Wickham and Henning Urban (supervisor Andrew Turberfield) |
| 2011 | Ben Fulcher (supervisor Nick Jones) and Sam Stranks (supervisor Michael Johnston) |
Kurti Prize (technical work)
The prize is awarded in recognition of outstanding technical work for Condensed Matter Physics. It was first awarded in 2004.
| Year | Winner | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tony Hickman | For a magnet which ensured the success of the ARMS European project |
| 2005 | George Dancer, Mick Stone, and Casper Muncaster | For the refurbishment of an experimental laboratory to an exceptional standard |
| 2006 | John Denton | For the construction of an excellent THz spectrometer |
| 2007 | D. Prabhakaran | for his innovative growth of single crystals, especially of sodium cobaltate |
| 2007 | Patrick Hales and Tony Hickman | For designing and building a high Tc superconducting magnet system for controlling a plasma in a commercial sputtering environment |
| 2008 | Robert Storey | |
| 2008 | Paul Goddard | |
| 2009 | Fred Wondre | For his essential contribution to the design, construction and testing of the new X-ray Laue system |
| 2009 | Heather Lewtas | For the construction of a dielectric spectrometer |
| 2010 | Prabhakaran Dharmalingham | For leading an internationally-leading crystal growth effort in the Clarendon, showing enormous dedication, remarkable technical skill and keen scientific insight. In the past year alone, this work has been a key component of collaborative efforts leading to one Nature paper, two Science papers and two Physical Review Letters. |
| 2010 | Alexy Karenowska | For conceiving, designing and undertaking two remarkably challenging projects, the first to establish the viability of mechanical coupling to long wavelength (magnetostatic) propagating spin waves in thin-film magnetic structures; the second to study frequency conversion and time reversal phenomena in a dynamic magnonic crystal. In both cases, the keys to success were dedication, perseverance and scientific insight, combined with a high degree of technical skill. |