Zener Prize

The Zener Prize is an international award bestowed in recognition of scientific advances within the fields of materials science and physics, with an emphasis on applications in mechanical spectroscopy and internal friction. Formerly named the ICIFUAS Prize (1965-1985), the prize was established in honor of the pioneering work on anelasticity by Clarence Zener. The Zener Prize (also known as the Zener Gold Medal) is presented by the Chancellery of the Zener Prize, which is chaired by the Chairman of the International Conference on Internal Friction and Mechanical Spectroscopy (ICIFMS), formerly the International Conference on Internal Friction and Ultrasonic Attenuation in Solids (ICIFUAS). The Zener Prize May Be awarded in recognition of an impactful individual discovery or for a substantial contribution to the field through a cumulative lifetime body of work. The Zener Prize has been awarded to 23 individuals as of 2017. Each laureate receives a Zener Gold Medal and a diploma. Each Zener Gold Medal is struck in 23 carat gold and features a right profile image of Clarence Zener on the front side.

The Zener Prize and the Zener Gold Medal are also known as the Prix Zener and the Médaille d’or Zener in French.

Announcement of the 2017 Zener Prize

Announcement of the 2017 Zener Prize in Materials Science and Materials Physics by Professor Carlos Roberto Grandini, on 15 September 2017.

The Zener Prize was awarded to Leszek Bogumił Magalas in 2017 for his paradigm-shifting research on mechanical spectroscopy of solids. His work continues today with the development of high-resolution mechanical spectroscopy, HRMS. Professor Leszek Bogumił Magalas resides at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland.

List of Zener laureates

The number in the first column is the year the Zener laureate received the Zener Prize. A number with asterisk (*) means the person received the award while was working at the university/institution containing that asterisk.
70 is the average age of the Zener Laureates the year they were awarded the prize.

The number of laureates: 23 prizes; 20 laureates of the Zener Gold Medal, including laureates in 1989.

All Zener Prizes

Since the founding of the Zener Gold Medal in 1985, the medal has been awarded to a single Laureate on only three occasions: Andrew V. Granato (1996), Gunther Schoeck (1999) and Leszek B. Magalas (2017).

List of Zener laureates by university affiliation

The list of Zener laureates by university affiliation shows the university affiliations of individual winners of the Zener Prize since 1965 (total 23 individual laureates as of September 2017). Universities and research institutions are listed in descending order according to the number of laureates.

List of Zener laureates by country

Countries are listed in descending order according to the number of laureates.

List of countries by Zener laureates per capita

A list of countries ranked by their Zener Prize winners in relation to their population. Because the population of a country is significantly higher than its Zener laureates, the figures have been multiplied by 10 million. This is why the number on the rightmost column should be read as the number of Zener laureates of a country for every 10 million of its population.

The table includes all Zener Prizes awarded up to and including September 2017.

See also

• List of gold medal awards
• List of prizes named after people
• List of prizes, medals and awards