IOP Technician Award winners 2020

Now in its second year, the award recognises and celebrates the skills and experience of four exceptional technicians.

Anthony Clarkson – University of Glasgow

For his pioneering contribution towards the industrial deployment of cosmic-ray muography technology and his outstanding, ongoing contributions to high-energy, fundamental nuclear physics experiments across the globe.

Cryogenics and Clean Room Technical Team – The University of St Andrews

For their outstanding service and the delivery of significant improvements to the helium recovery, storage and liquification system ensuring the long-term sustainability of low temperature condensed-matter research.

Andrea Dawson – Newcastle University

For her outstanding contribution to physics at Newcastle transforming it from a building site to its flourishing physics programme with state-of-the-art physics teaching laboratories.

Warda Heetun – National Physical Laboratory

For her outstanding contributions to measurement science and establishing the world's first standard for quantitative nuclear medicine imaging.

Dr Siobhan Liddle – Stewart's Melville College

For exceptional passion for physics and for promoting physics to the school and wider community.