Kavli Medal

The Kavli Medal is the name of two medals awarded biennially by the Royal Society.

Not to be confused with Kavli Prize.

Royal Society Kavli Medal

The Royal Society Kavli Medal is awarded biennially, in odd years, for outstanding achievement in science and engineering in the fields of environment or energy. It is aimed at career stage scientists who have undertaken no more than 15 years of research work since gaining their PhD. [1]

The recipient should be a citizen of a Commonwealth country or of the Irish Republic or who have lived and worked there for a minimum of three years immediately prior to their nomination. The winner of the award receives a medal of bronze gilt and a personal gift of £500. The winner is invited to deliver a public lecture on their research at the Society. [1]

The recipient is chosen by the Council of the Royal Society on the recommendation of the Joint Physical and Biological Sciences Awards Committee. Nominations are valid for five years after which the candidate cannot be re-nominated until a year after the nomination has expired. [1]

Winners
  • 2011: Clare Grey, Solid state NMR uses in the field of lithium-ion batteries [1]
  • 2013: Neil Greenham, In recognition of his exceptional work on hybrid materials combining polymer semiconductors with inorganic nanoparticles, and their use in printable solar cells [2]
  • 2015: Matt King, for his research in field glaciology leading to the first reconciled estimate of ice sheet contribution to sea level[3]
  • 2017: Henry Snaith, for his discovery and development of highly efficient perovskite solar cells [4]
  • 2019: Ed Hawkins, for his significant contributions to understanding and quantifying natural climate variability and long-term climate change, and for actively communicating climate science and its various implications with broad audiences.[5]
  • 2020 Ian Chapman, for his scientific insight that has illuminated the complex physics of confined plasmas and prepared the way for fusion burn

Kavli Education Medal

The Kavli Education Medal is awarded biennially, in even years, to 'an individual who has made a significant impact on science or mathematics education within the UK'.[6]

Laureates

References
  1. "Royal Society Kavli Medal and Lecture". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  2. "Kavli Medal and Lecture". Royal Society. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. "Kavli Medal and Lecture". Royal Society. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. "Kavli Medal and Lecture". Royal Society. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. "Our changing climate: learning from the past to inform future choices / Prize lecture". London: Royal Society. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019.
  6. "Kavli Education Medal". Awards. Royal Society. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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