Armourers and Brasiers' Company Prize facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Royal Society Armourers and Brasiers' Company Prize |
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| Location | London |
The Royal Society Armourers and Brasiers' Company Prize is a special award given to scientists who do amazing work with materials. Think about all the different materials around us – from the metal in your bike to the plastic in your phone. Materials science is all about understanding these materials and making new ones. This award celebrates the best in this field.
The award is given out every two years by the Royal Society, which is a famous group of scientists. It's also supported by the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers, an old organization that used to make armor and brass items. The winner receives a prize of £2000. The very first award was given in 1985 to Michael F. Ashby for his important discoveries in materials science.
Award Winners
Many brilliant scientists have received this award for their work in materials science and technology. Here are some of the past winners and what they were recognized for:
| Year | Name | What they were recognized for |
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| 1986 | Michael F. Ashby | For his great work in understanding how materials behave and creating maps to show how they deform and break. |
| 1988 | Kenneth H. Jack | For his important discoveries about ceramics, especially a type called sialons, and how they can be used. |
| 1991 | William Bonfield | For his new ideas in biomaterials, which are materials used in the body, like developing a strong material for bones. |
| 1993 | Jan Edgar Evetts | For his many contributions to understanding and using materials like superconductors and magnetic alloys. |
| 1993 | James Derek Birchall | For his excellent work on inorganic materials, including making strong ceramic fibers and special cement. |
| 1995 | Michael James Goulette | For his outstanding work on materials used in gas turbine engines, like new super alloys and advanced composites. |
| 1997 | Harry Bhadeshia | For his research into how steel changes its structure and for inventing a new type of steel that is very strong and resistant to wear. |
| 1999 | David Pettifor | For creating special "Pettifor Maps" that help predict the structure of different metal alloys. |
| 2001 | John Hunt | For his detailed research on how materials solidify (turn from liquid to solid) and his help with industrial casting processes. |
| 2003 | Derek Fray | For his important work in extracting metals and creating new materials, especially for developing a process to make titanium. |
| 2005 | John Kilner | For his work on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), focusing on how oxygen moves through ceramic materials to create energy. |
| 2007 | Alan Windle | For his research on liquid crystalline polymers, computer modeling of materials, and carbon nanotubes. |
| 2009 | Anthony Kinloch | For his excellent work in understanding and improving how materials stick together (adhesion science). |
| 2010 | Philip J. Withers | For being a pioneer in using special beams (neutrons and X-rays) to see inside materials and find stresses or defects. |
| 2012 | Jenny Nelson | For her ideas about how to make and improve organic solar cells, which turn sunlight into electricity. |
| 2014 | Ivan Parkin | For his clever ideas and development of special coatings, like self-cleaning coatings for windows and anti-germ coatings for hospitals. |
| 2016 | Neil Alford | For his great contributions to materials research that help society, especially developing materials for better communications. |
| 2018 | Steven Armes | For his pioneering work in creating tiny, special particles called colloidal nanocomposites. |
| 2020 | George D. W. Smith | For leading the way in developing new metal alloys using a special tool called the three-dimensional atom probe. |
| 2022 | Iain McCulloch | For his fundamental work in applying chemistry to organic electronics, which has led to new technologies with real-world uses. |
