Optics and Photonics Prize
This prize is biennially awarded jointly with the Optical Group for:
- an outstanding contribution to the optics and photonics community
- work mainly carried out in the UK or Ireland
Winners
2020
Professor Miles Padgett
University of Glasgow, UK.
2018
Professor Maurice Skolnick
University of Sheffield, UK.
2016
Professor Phillip Dawson
University of Manchester, UK
Professor Dawson has made major contributions to the understanding of the optical properties of semiconductors, particularly materials based on gallium nitride which are used for LED lighting.
2014
Professor David Walker
Glyndwr University; University College London; Zeeko Ltd, UK.
2012
Professor J Knight
University of Bath, UK.
2010
Professor Ken Grattan
City University London, UK.