The Sam Edwards Medal and Prize is a silver medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics (Britain's and Ireland's main professional body for physicists) for "distinguished contributions in soft matter physics.". The award, which includes a £1000 prize, was first granted in 2017. It is named after Sam Edwards.
Recipients +YearNameInstitutionFor2017Tom McLeish Durham University his sustained and outstanding contributions to the fields of molecular rheology, macromolecular biophysics and self-assembly2019Wilson Poon University of Edinburgh his outstanding contributions to the fundamental study of condensed matter physics, statistical physics and biophysics using model colloidal systems.2020Julia HigginsImperial Collegeher pioneering work in neutron scattering applied to the understanding of polymer structure and dynamics.2021Julia Yeomans University of Oxford developing mathematical models and numerical algorithms to increase our understanding of soft and active matter, statistical physics and biophysics.2022Daan FrenkelUniversity of Cambridgeseminal contributions to the understanding of the kinetics, self-assembly and phase behaviour of soft matter systems, and for developing highly innovative and influential simulation methods.2023Ulrich Keyser University of Cambridge pioneering the study of transport of structured nucleic-acid molecules through nanopores and the quantification of out-of-equilibrium polymer dynamics at the single-molecule level.2025Ard LouisUniversity of Oxfordpioneering the development of novel mathematical and numerical models that have contributed to understanding of soft matter and biological physics across length scales.
See also Institute of Physics List of physics awards List of awards named after people
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