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 PhD 43
APS Biological Physics Prize To recognize and encourage outstanding
achievement in biological physics research.
1994 Robert, S. Knox UR Prof Physics, UR Physics PhD 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 PhD 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
PhysicsTo recognize and encourage outstanding
achievements in Experimental Particle Physics
2004: Arie Bodek Prof of Physics UR
For his broad, sustained, and insightful contributions to elucidating the structure
of the nucleon, using a wide variety of probes, tools and methods at many Laboratories.
2002 Masatoshi Koshiba University of Tokyo. UR Physics PhD 55’
"For compelling experimental evidence for neutrino oscillations using
Additional awards include Nobel Prize 2001
1999 Edward H. Thorndike Prof of Physics UR”
atmospheric neutrinos.“
APS Fluid
Dynamics
Prize
1964 Howard
Brenner
Chair UR
Chem Eng.
77’-81’
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 PhD 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 PhD 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 PrizeTo 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
spectroscopy1987 Steve Chu Stanford , UR Physics/Math BS 70
2001 D. Allan Bromley Yale University UR Physics PhD 1952
Rangaswamy
AIP Science Writing Award
Srinivasan –
APS Congressional Fellowship
APS Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
1988 Michael Riordan
Postdoc UR
1990 Priscilla S. Achincloss
1964 Tullio Regge URr Physics PhD 1957 Also Dirac Medal 96
UR Physics Senior Scientist
57-61’.
UR Physics Research Assoc.
83-87 for The Hunting of the
APS Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize To recognize and
1993 Duncan Moore
QuarkAIP Andrew Gemant Award
Encourage outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to
UR Prof. Optics
2002 Michael RiordanSanta Cruz UR
condensed matter physics1955 Leroy Apker URr Physics PhD 41’
Physics
Senior
Scientist
83-87
for
APS LeRoy 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 LeRoy Apker Award Winner and also
combining original research
Fellowship 2001 Kristen Kulinowski
1999 Award Finalist Govind Krishnaswami UR Physics BS 99, PhD. 04’
accomplishments with leadership in
UR Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry
2002 LeRoy Apker Award Finalist Albert Wang UR Physics BS 02’
the management of research or
OSA / MRS Congressional
1983 LeRoy Apker Award Finalist Robert Kowalewski UR Physics BS 83’
development in industry. 2002 Paul
Fellowship 1996 Michal Freedhoff UR
1980 LeRoy Apker Award Finalist Robert H. Wentworth UR Physics BS 80’
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry
M Horn, IBM UR Physics PhD 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"
DuBridge
UR Chemistry PhD 62’
Watson UR Physics Research
UR
Prof.
Associate 74-76
APS Award for Excellence in Plasma
AAPT Awards: Richtmyer Memorial Award
Physics & Chair
Physics Research1995 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') PhD (84') Optics, and UR Prof
1999 Robert Edson Warner
1984: Prof. William J. MacKnight
1961 F. Seitz
Optics and Director (2001-) "Ultrafast Science
UR Physics PhD 59 ‘
BS Chemistry UR
UR Physics
and Technology: What an Exciting Time!"
APS Division Councilor 1985-1988
Science-writing prize Solar Physics
Prof and Chair
1990 Steve Chu
R. Knox (Biological) Prof. Physics UR, UR
Division American Astronomical
1977 G. Pake UR BS Physics and Math 79'
Physics PhD 58’
Society 1999,Adam Frank
UR Lifetime
APS Division Councilor 1988-1991 A. Melissinos
( also Wins Nobel Prize in 1997, King
(Particles and Fields) Prof. Physics UR
UR Prof. Physics and Astronomy
Trustie
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 PhD 58’
UR Prof Physics
IVISION OF ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & OPTICAL
Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize 1992
1967 R.H. Dicke UR Physics PhD 1941
PHYSICS (Past Chair)
and
Chair
R.H. Dicke UR Physics PhD 41’
"Gravitation and Cosmic Physics",
R. Sproull. Prof Physics UR
1997 D. Bromley 1949 Lee A. DuBridge, 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
PhD
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 PhD 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