Kavli Medal facts for kids
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The Kavli Medal is the name for two special medals given out every two years by the Royal Society. The Royal Society is a famous group of scientists in the UK.
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The Royal Society Kavli Medal for Science
The Royal Society Kavli Medal is given out every two years, in odd-numbered years. It celebrates amazing work in science and engineering, especially in areas like the environment or energy.
This award is for scientists who are still quite early in their careers. They should have been doing research for no more than 15 years since they got their PhD degree. To be considered, the scientist must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country or Ireland. They can also be nominated if they have lived and worked there for at least three years.
The person who wins gets a special bronze medal with a gold finish. They also receive £500 as a personal gift. The winner is also invited to give a public talk about their research at the Royal Society.
A special committee helps the Council of the Royal Society choose the winner. Once someone is nominated, their nomination stays valid for five years.
Past Winners of the Science Medal
- 2011: Clare Grey, for her work on batteries, especially lithium-ion batteries.
- 2013: Neil Greenham, for his great work on new materials for solar cells that can be printed.
- 2015: Matt King, for his research on glaciers and how much melting ice adds to sea levels.
- 2017: Henry Snaith, for finding and developing very efficient perovskite solar cells.
- 2019: Ed Hawkins, for helping us understand climate change and sharing climate science with many people.
- 2020: Ian Chapman, for his scientific ideas about how hot gases behave, which helps with fusion energy.
- 2021: Magdalena Titirici, for her important work on making energy storage and conversion technologies more sustainable.
The Kavli Education Medal
The Kavli Education Medal is given out every two years, in even-numbered years. It is awarded to someone who has made a big difference in science or mathematics education in the UK.
Past Winners of the Education Medal
- 2010: Celia Hoyles DBE FAcSS FIMA, for her excellent work in studying how people learn mathematics.
- 2012: Margaret Brown OBE, for her major impact on mathematics education in the UK.
- 2014: Sir John Holman FRSC , for his significant impact on science education in the UK.
- 2016: Becky Parker MBE, for starting the Langton Star Centre, a science center for school children.
- 2018: Alice Rogers OBE, for her outstanding contributions to mathematics education.
- 2020: Simon Humphreys, for his amazing work in changing computing education. He influenced national rules and helped many school teachers.
