The Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids is a prize that has been awarded every second year by the American Physical Society since 1980. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding optical research that leads to breakthroughs in the condensed matter sciences." The prize is named after Frank Isakson, and as of 2007 it is valued at $5,000.
Recipients Source: American Physical Society 2026: Junichiro Kono 2024: Feng Wang 2022: Manfred Fiebig 2020: Robert W. Boyd and Vladimir M. Shalaev 2018: Andrea Cavalleri and Keith A. Nelson 2016: David Burnham Tanner and Dirk van der Marel 2014: Naomi Halas, Peter Nordlander, and Tony Heinz 2012: Dmitri Basov 2010: Duncan G. Steel 2008: Joseph Orenstein and Zeev Valentine Vardeny 2006: Roberto Merlin 2004: James Wolfe 2002: James W. Allen and Thomas Timusk 2000: Paul Linford Richards 1998: Yuen-Ron Shen 1996: David E. Aspnes 1994: Anant K. Ramdas 1992: Paul A. Fleury 1990: Miles V. Klein 1988: Albert J. Sievers 1986: Elias Burstein 1984: Manuel Cardona 1982: Jan Tauc 1980: David L. Dexter
See also List of physics awards
External links Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, American Physical Society