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AWARDS

2014 Rank Prize - John Kitching and Svenja Knappe

Rank Prize

The Rank Prizes are presented every two years by the charitable Rank Foundation in the United Kingdom. The prizes are awarded to individuals who have made a significant contribution to certain scientific fields, including optoelectronics, "where an initial idea has been carried through to practical applications that have, or will, demonstrably benefit mankind." Lord Rank established the foundation to benefit fields related to his career, including, in the case of optoelectronics, the film industry.

Winner's Name

John Kitching and Svenja Knappe

Awarded

May 28, 2013

Awarding Organization

Rank Foundation

The physicists were awarded the prizes "for the creation and demonstration of the first chip-scale atomic clock."

Physics