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Professor Edward Allen Hinds
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| Born | 8 September 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Known for | cold matter (physics) |
| Awards | Humboldt Prize (1998) FRS (2004) Rumford Medal (2008) Thomson Medal (2008) Bakerian Medal (2019) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Columbia University Yale University SCOAP, University of Sussex Imperial College London |
Professor Edward Allen Hinds, born on September 8, 1949, is a famous British physicist. He is well-known for his amazing work with something called cold matter. This is a special area of physics where scientists study atoms and molecules that are cooled down to extremely low temperatures, almost as cold as space!
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Early Life and Education
Edward Hinds grew up in Newcastle, England. He went to Dame Allan's School there. After school, he was accepted into Jesus College, Oxford University in 1968. He worked very hard and earned two degrees from Oxford: a bachelor's degree and a doctorate. A doctorate is the highest degree you can get at a university.
A Career in Physics
After finishing his studies in the United Kingdom, Professor Hinds moved to the United States. He became a physics professor at Columbia University in New York. Later, he taught physics at Yale University, another very famous university.
Returning to the UK
In 1994, Professor Hinds came back to the United Kingdom. He started a new research center at Sussex University. This center was called the Sussex Centre for Optical and Atomic Physics. It focused on studying light and tiny particles like atoms.
Research at Imperial College
Professor Hinds is currently a Royal Society Research Professor. He also leads the Centre for Cold Matter at Imperial College London. This center is where he and his team do their important research. They work on big questions in physics. They also find new ways to make and control very cold atoms and molecules. Studying cold matter helps scientists understand the basic rules of the universe.
Awards and Honours
Professor Hinds has received many important awards for his work. These awards show how much his research has helped the world of physics.
- Royal Society Bakerian Medal, 2019
- Faraday Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, 2013
- Rumford Medal, Royal Society, 2008
- Thomson Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, 2008
- Royal Society Research Professor, Royal Society, 2006
- Fellow of the Royal Society, 2004
- Fellow of the Optical Society of America, 2002
- EPSRC Senior Research Fellow, 1999
- Humboldt Prize, 1998
- Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellow, 1998
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics, 1996
- Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1994
