Nishina Memorial Prize

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Nishina Memorial Prize
Awarded forSubstantial contributions in the field of physics
Country Japan
Presented byNishina Memorial Foundation
First awarded1955
Websitenishina-mf.or.jp

The Nishina Memorial Prize (仁科記念賞, Nishina Kinenshō) is the oldest and most prestigious physics award in Japan.[1]

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Dr. Yoshio Nishina (1890-1951)

Since 1955, the Nishina Memorial Prize has been awarded annually by the Nishina Memorial Foundation.[2] The Foundation was established to commemorate Yoshio Nishina, who was the founding father of modern physics research in Japan and a mentor of the first two Japanese Nobel Laureates, Hideki Yukawa and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga.

The Prize, of ¥500,000 (about US$5,000) and the certificate, is bestowed upon young scientists who have made substantial contributions in the field of atomic and sub-atomic physics research. As of 2014, five Nobel Prizes have been awarded to prior Nishina recipients (Leo Esaki, Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa, Masatoshi Koshiba, and Shuji Nakamura).

Laureates[]

Notable Nishina laureates are:[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2009-12-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Nishina Memorial Foundation
  3. ^ "Nishina Memorial Prize; Nishina Memorial Foundation". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2014-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2014/
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