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Hector Medal
The Hector Medal, formerly known as the Hector Memorial Medal,[1] is a science award given by the Royal Society Te Apārangi in memory of Sir James Hector to researchers working in New Zealand. It is awarded annually in rotation for different sciences – currently there are three: chemical sciences; physical sciences; mathematical and information sciences. It is given to a researcher who "has undertaken work of great scientific or technological merit and has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the particular branch of science."[2] It was previously rotated through more fields of science – in 1918 they were: botany, chemistry, ethnology, geology, physics (including mathematics and astronomy), zoology (including animal physiology).[1] For a few years it was awarded biennially – it was not awarded in 2000, 2002 or 2004.[3]
In 1991 it was overtaken by the Rutherford Medal as the highest award given by the Royal Society of New Zealand.[4]
The obverse of the medal bears the head of James Hector and the reverse a Māori snaring a huia.[5][6] The last confirmed sighting of a living huia predates the award of the medal by three years.[7]
Recipients edit
| Year | Recipient[8] | Field |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Leonard Cockayne | Botany |
| 1913 | Thomas Easterfield | Chemistry |
| 1914 | Elsdon Best | Ethnology |
| 1915 | Patrick Marshall | Geology |
| 1916 | Ernest Rutherford | Physics |
| 1917 | Charles Chilton | Zoology |
| 1918 | Thomas Cheeseman | Botany |
| 1919 | Philip Robertson | Chemistry |
| 1920 | Percy Smith | Ethnology |
| 1921 | Robert Speight | Geology |
| 1922 | Coleridge Farr | Physics |
| 1923 | George Hudson | Zoology |
| 1924 | Donald Petrie | Botany |
| 1925 | Bernard Aston | Chemistry |
| 1926 | Harry Skinner | Ethnology |
| 1927 | Charles Cotton | Geology |
| 1928 | Duncan Sommerville | Mathematics |
| 1929 | G. M. Thomson | Zoology |
| 1930 | John Holloway | Botany |
| 1931 | William Percival Evans | Chemistry |
| 1932 | Te Rangi Hiroa (Peter H. Buck) | Ethnology |
| 1933 | John Marwick, Noel Benson | Geology |
| 1934 | Charles Ernest Weatherburn | Mathematics |
| 1935 | William Benham | Zoology |
| 1936 | Walter Oliver | Botany |
| 1937 | John Reader Hosking | Chemistry |
| 1938 | Herbert Williams | Ethnology |
| 1939 | Arthur Bartrum | Geology |
| 1940 | Donald Bannerman Macleod | Physics |
| 1941 | Harold John Finlay | Zoology |
| 1942 | Harry Allan | Botany |
| 1943 | Bob Briggs | Chemistry |
| 1944 | Johannes Andersen | Ethnology |
| 1945 | John Henderson | Geology |
| 1946 | Henry Forder | Mathematics |
| 1947 | Baden Powell | Zoology |
| 1948 | G. H. Cunningham | Botany |
| 1949 | Robert Anthony Robinson | Chemistry |
| 1950 | Ernest Beaglehole | Ethnology |
| 1951 | Francis John Turner | Geology |
| 1952 | Keith Edward Bullen | Geophysics |
| 1953 | Lance Richdale | Zoology |
| 1954 | Lucy Cranwell | Botany |
| 1955 | Brian Shorland | Chemistry |
| 1956 | Roger Duff | Ethnology |
| 1957 | Harold Wellman | Geology |
| 1958 | Alister McLellan | Mathematics |
| 1959 | Barry Fell | Zoology |
| 1960 | Ted Chamberlain | Botany |
| 1961 | Harry Bloom | Chemistry |
| 1962 | Ralph Piddington | Ethnology |
| 1963 | Charles Fleming | Geology |
| 1964 | Derek Frank Lawden | Mathematics |
| 1965 | Richard Dell | Zoology |
| 1966 | Jack Holloway | Botany |
| 1967 | Con Cambie | Chemistry |
| 1968 | Gilbert Archey | Ethnology |
| 1969 | Doug Coombs | Geology |
| 1970 | Brian Wybourne | Physics |
| 1971 | Ira Cunningham | Zoology |
| 1972 | Ted Bollard | Botany |
| 1973 | Michael Hartshorn | Chemistry |
| 1974 | Herbert Dudley Purves | Medicine |
| 1975 | Robert Hayes | Geology |
| 1976 | Jack Dodd | Physics |
| 1977 | Cam Reid | Zoology |
| 1978 | Richard Matthews | Botany |
| 1979 | Leon Phillips | Chemistry |
| 1980 | Graham Liggins | Medicine |
| 1981 | Trevor Hatherton | Geology |
| 1982 | Roy Kerr | Mathematics |
| 1983 | Ray Forster | Zoology |
| 1984 | Rod Bieleski | Botany |
| 1985 | Peter de la Mare | Chemistry |
| 1986 | Robin Carrell | Medicine |
| 1987 | Jim Ellis | Chemistry |
| 1988 | Dan Walls | Physics |
| 1989 | Patricia Bergquist | Zoology |
| 1990 | Peter Wardle | Botany |
| 1991 | Warren Roper | Chemistry |
| 1992 | Roger Green | Ethnology |
| 1993 | Dick Walcott | Geology |
| 1994 | Geoff Stedman | Physics |
| 1995 | Bob Jolly | Zoology |
| 1996 | John C. Butcher | Mathematics |
| 1997 | Ted Baker | Chemistry |
| 1998 | Paul Callaghan, Jeff Tallon | Physics |
| 1999 | George Seber | Statistics |
| 2000 | No award | |
| 2001 | Peter Schwerdtfeger | Chemistry |
| 2002 | No award | |
| 2003 | Ken MacKenzie | Materials science |
| 2004 | No award | |
| 2005 | Ian H. Witten | Computer science |
| 2006 | Richard Furneaux | Chemistry |
| 2007 | Timothy Haskell | Physics |
| 2008 | Gaven Martin | Mathematics |
| 2009 | Peter Steel | Chemistry |
| 2010 | Grant Williams | Physics |
| 2011 | Rod Downey | Mathematics |
| 2012 | Margaret Brimble | Chemistry |
| 2013 | Richard Blaikie | Physics |
| 2014 | Marston Conder[9] | Mathematics |
| 2015 | Ian Brown[10] | Chemistry |
| 2016 | Stéphane Coen | Physics |
| 2017 | Sally Brooker[11] | Chemistry |
| 2018 | Matt Visser[12] | Mathematical physics |
| 2019 | Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić[13] | Polymers and nanomaterials |
| 2020 | Eamonn O’Brien[14] | Mathematical theory of groups |
| 2021 | Eric Le Ru[15] | Chemical physics |
| 2022 | Murray Cox[16] | Population genetic theory |
| 2023 | Niels Kjærgaard[17] | Physics |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Hector Memorial Research Fund". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 50. 1918. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "Hector Medal". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "Background of the Medal". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "Rutherford Medal « Medals & Awards « Funds, Medals & Competitions « Royal Society of New Zealand". Royalsociety.org.nz. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Papers Past — Press — 20 December 1912 — NEWS OF THE DAY". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 December 1912. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Design « Hector Medal « Medals & Awards « Funds, Medals & Competitions « Royal Society of New Zealand". Royalsociety.org.nz. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Barrie, Heather; Robertson, Hugh (2005). The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand (Revised Edition). Viking. ISBN 978-0-14-302040-0.
- ^ "Recipients". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ . Royal Society of New Zealand. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ (Press release). Royal Society of New Zealand. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "2017 Hector Medal: Designing chemical computers and molecular magnets". Royal Society of New Zealand. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "2018 Hector Medal: wormholes, black holes and other subjects of gravity". Royal Society of New Zealand. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "2019 Hector Medal: Building bionic – biosensing, biomedicine, bioelectronics". Royal Society Te Apārangi. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "2020 Hector Medal: the algebra of algorithms". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "2021 Hector Medal: Revolutionising chemical analysis at the nanoscale". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "First event to celebrate 2022 Research Honours Aotearoa winners". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "2023 Hector Medal: Distinguished contributions to understanding of 'indistinguishable' particles". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
External links edit
- Hector Medal, Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi