Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics
Encyclopedia
The Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics is an annual prize that has been awarded by the American Physical Society
since 1965. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding work in atomic physics
or surface physics". The prize is named after Clinton Davisson
and Lester Germer
, who first measured electron diffraction
, and as of 2007 it is valued at $5,000.
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
since 1965. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding work in atomic physics
Atomic physics
Atomic physics is the field of physics that studies atoms as an isolated system of electrons and an atomic nucleus. It is primarily concerned with the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus and...
or surface physics". The prize is named after Clinton Davisson
Clinton Davisson
Clinton Joseph Davisson , was an American physicist who won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of electron diffraction. Davisson shared the Nobel Prize with George Paget Thomson, who independently discovered electron diffraction at about the same time as Davisson.-Early...
and Lester Germer
Lester Germer
Lester Halbert Germer was an American physicist. With Clinton Davisson, he proved the wave-particle duality of matter in the Davisson–Germer experiment, which was important to the development of the electron microscope. These studies supported the theoretical work of De Broglie. He also studied...
, who first measured electron diffraction
Electron diffraction
Electron diffraction refers to the wave nature of electrons. However, from a technical or practical point of view, it may be regarded as a technique used to study matter by firing electrons at a sample and observing the resulting interference pattern...
, and as of 2007 it is valued at $5,000.
Recipients
- 2009: Yves Chabal and Krishnan Raghavachari
- 2008: Horst Schmidt-Böcking
- 2007: Franz Himpsel
- 2006: C. Lewis Cocke
- 2005: Ernst G. BauerErnst G. BauerErnst G. Bauer is a German-American physicist. He is known for his studies in the field of surface science. His most notable contributions are his work on establishing thin film growth and nucleation mechanisms, and his invention of the low energy electron microscope...
- 2004: Paul Julienne
- 2003: Rudolf M. TrompRudolf M. TrompDr. Rudolf M. Tromp is a scientist at IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center.-Education:*1982 Ph.D. in physics from the University of Utrecht...
- 2002: Gerald GabrielseGerald GabrielseGerald Gabrielse is an American physicist and the George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Physics at Harvard University. In 2007, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.- Education :...
- 2001: Donald M. Eigler
- 2000: William HapperWilliam HapperWilliam Happer is a physicist who has specialised in the study of optics and spectroscopy. He is the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics at Princeton University.-Education:...
- 1999: Steven Gwon Sheng LouieSteven Gwon Sheng LouieSteven Gwon Sheng Louie is a computational condensed-matter physicist. He is a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley and senior faculty scientist in the Materials Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where his research focuses on nanoscience...
- 1998: Sheldon DatzSheldon DatzSheldon Datz was born in New York City, son of Clara and Jacob Datz. He went to Stuyvesant High School and received degrees in Chemistry from Columbia University and University of Tennessee. He did early work inventing the molecular beam technique with Dr. Ellison Taylor which later won the...
- 1997: Jerry D. TersoffJerry TersoffJerry Tersoff is a Research Staff Member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. His work spans diverse topics in the theoretical understanding of surfaces, interfaces, electronic materials, epitaxial growth, and nanoscale devices...
- 1996: Thomas Francis Gallagher
- 1995: Max G. LagallyMax G. LagallyMax G. Lagally is Erwin W. Mueller Professor and Bascom Professor of Surface Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-Education:*BS 1963, Pennsylvania State University*MS 1965, University of Wisconsin–Madison...
- 1994: Carl Weiman
- 1993: Joseph Demuth
- 1992: Larry Spruch
- 1991: Neville V. Smith
- 1990: David Wineland
- 1989: Peter J. Feibelman
- 1988: John L. HallJohn L. HallJohn Lewis "Jan" Hall is an American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics. He shared one half of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics with Theodor W. Hänsch for his work in precision spectroscopy.-Biography:...
- 1987: Maurice B. Webb
- 1986: Daniel KleppnerDaniel KleppnerDaniel Kleppner, born 1932, is the Lester Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Physics at MIT and co-director of the . He is the winner of the 2005 Wolf Prize in Physics , and the 2007 . Prof. Kleppner has also been awarded the National Medal of Science . Together with Robert J. Kolenkow, he authored a...
- 1985: J. Gregory Dash
- 1984: Manfred A. Biondi and Gordon H. Dunn
- 1983: E. W. PlummerWard PlummerE. Ward Plummer is an American physicist. His main contributions are in surface physics of metals. Plummer is a Professor of Physics at Louisiana State University.-Biography:...
- 1982: Llewellyn H. Thomas
- 1981: Robert GomerRobert GomerRobert Gomer is an Austrian scientist, known for his research on field electron emission and field ionization, and his role as an adviser to the United States government....
- 1980: Alexander DalgarnoAlexander DalgarnoAlexander Dalgarno is a British physicist who is Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University.-Biography:He was educated in mathematics and atomic physics at University College, London. He was an academic at the Queen's University of Belfast and moved to Harvard in 1967...
- 1979: J. A. Appelbaum and D. R. Hamann
- 1978: Vernon Hughes
- 1977: Walter KohnWalter KohnWalter Kohn is an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.He was awarded, with John Pople, the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1998. The award recognized their contributions to the understandings of the electronic properties of materials...
and Norton Lang - 1976: Ugo FanoUgo FanoUgo Fano was an Italian American physicist, a leader in theoretical physics in the 20th century.- Biography :Ugo Fano was born into a wealthy Jewish family in Turin, Italy...
- 1975: James J. Lander and Homer D. Hagstrum
- 1974: Norman Ramsey
- 1972: Erwin Wilhelm MüllerErwin Wilhelm MüllerErwin Wilhelm Müller was a German physicist who invented the Field Emission Electron Microscope , the Field Ion Microscope , and the Atom-Probe Field Ion Microscope...
- 1970: Hans Dehmelt
- 1967: Horace Richard Crane
- 1965: George J. Schulz
External links
- Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society