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| James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials | |
|---|---|
| Name | James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievement in the science and application of new materials |
| Presenter | American Physical Society |
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1975 |
James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials is an annual award presented by the American Physical Society recognizing transformative advances in the discovery, synthesis, characterization, or application of novel materials. The prize highlights work that bridges experimental and theoretical approaches and often honors contributions across subfields such as condensed matter physics, materials science, solid state physics, and nanotechnology. Recipients have included leaders from institutions like Bell Labs, IBM Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and University of Cambridge.
The prize originated in 1975 as the APS Prize for New Materials, evolving through renamings and endowments to honor James C. McGroddy, a notable figure associated with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and industrial research leadership. Over decades the prize paralleled milestones in modern materials research, intersecting with discoveries linked to semiconductor physics, high-temperature superconductivity, graphene, topological insulators, perovskite solar cells, and spintronics. Its timeline reflects broader scientific episodes involving institutions such as Bell Labs, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Columbia University, and University of Tokyo.
The prize is awarded based on demonstrated impact in the creation or understanding of new materials, emphasizing originality, reproducibility, and community adoption by researchers at venues such as Physical Review Letters, Nature, Science, Advanced Materials, and Journal of the American Chemical Society. Nominations are solicited from members of the American Physical Society, including divisions like the Division of Materials Physics and the Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications, and are evaluated by a committee drawing from experts at National Institute of Standards and Technology, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Max Planck Society, Royal Society, and leading academic departments. Selection factors include citation impact, technological translation at companies such as Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Toyota, and General Electric, and influence on subsequent awards like the Nobel Prize in Physics, Wolf Prize in Physics, and Copley Medal.
Recipients have ranged from experimentalists and theorists to interdisciplinary teams affiliated with labs like IBM Research – Almaden, M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Riken. Notable laureates encompass pioneers associated with BCS theory lineage, contributors to cuprate superconductors and iron pnictides, inventors linked to fullerenes, innovators in carbon nanotubes, and discoverers of graphene. Awardees have included scientists who later held positions at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Scripps Research, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, ETH Zurich, Imperial College London, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Rice University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, McGill University, University of Toronto, Tsinghua University, and Peking University.
Work honored by the prize has catalyzed advancements in technologies developed by Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Sony, Panasonic, LG Electronics, and ARM Holdings, and influenced energy technologies at First Solar, Tesla, Inc., Siemens, and Schneider Electric. Recognized contributions span breakthroughs in superconductivity affecting Magnetic Resonance Imaging, innovations in photovoltaic materials underpinning perovskite solar cells commercialization, emergence of two-dimensional materials enabling research at Graphene Flagship-partner institutions, and magnetic materials central to spintronics that feed into devices from Samsung and Western Digital. The prize has amplified visibility for fields that intersect with initiatives at DARPA, European Commission Horizon 2020, National Science Foundation, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Administration of the prize is overseen by the American Physical Society with input from advisory panels comprising representatives from National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, national laboratories such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, and corporate partners historically including IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and industrial consortia. Funding and endowments have linked the prize to philanthropic entities and corporate research offices, aligning with programs at Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Simons Foundation, Kavli Foundation, and university endowments. The award ceremony is typically presented at APS meetings—such as the March Meeting and April Meeting—often alongside lectures and symposia featuring collaborators from American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society, Institute of Physics, and Royal Society of Chemistry.
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