Edward Hinds
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Edward Hinds FIOP
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(born 1949) is a British physicist noted for his work with cold matter. He was educated at Dame Allan's Boy's School in Newcastle
before being offered a place at Jesus College, Oxford
, where he matriculated
in 1968. He obtained both an undergraduate degree and a doctorate before moving to the United States
to teach at Columbia University
. He served as Professor of Physics at Yale University
before returning to the United Kingdom in 1994 to start the Sussex Centre for Optical and Atomic Physics. In 1994 he was made a Fellow of the American Physical Society
, in 1996 a Fellow of the Institute of Physics
and in 1998 received The Humboldt Prize
. In 2008 he was awarded both the Thompson Medal and the Rumford Medal
, the latter for 'his extensive and highly innovative work in ultra-cold matter'.
Institute of Physics
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FAPS
American Physical Society
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Royal Society
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(born 1949) is a British physicist noted for his work with cold matter. He was educated at Dame Allan's Boy's School in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
before being offered a place at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
, where he matriculated
Matriculation
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in 1968. He obtained both an undergraduate degree and a doctorate before moving to the United States
United States
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to teach at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He served as Professor of Physics at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
before returning to the United Kingdom in 1994 to start the Sussex Centre for Optical and Atomic Physics. In 1994 he was made a Fellow of the American Physical Society
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...
, in 1996 a Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
and in 1998 received The Humboldt Prize
The Humboldt Prize
The Humboldt Prize, also known as the Humboldt Research Award, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to internationally renowned scientists and scholars, and is currently valued at € 60,000 with the possibility of further support during the prize winner's life. Up to one...
. In 2008 he was awarded both the Thompson Medal and the Rumford Medal
Rumford Medal
The Rumford Medal is awarded by the Royal Society every alternating year for "an outstandingly important recent discovery in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter made by a scientist working in Europe". First awarded in 1800, it was created after a 1796 donation of $5000 by the...
, the latter for 'his extensive and highly innovative work in ultra-cold matter'.