The Wohlfarth Memorial Lecture, and the Wohlfarth Lectureship, is a lecture and prize given at the UK-based
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based not-for-profit learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, physics research, research and applied physics, application.
It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide ...
' annual Magnetism Conference. It is named after Professor
Erich Peter Wohlfarth
Erich Peter Wohlfarth (7 December 1924 in Gliwice, Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia – 16 March 1988, in London) was a theoretical physicist. He is known for his work in magnetism, in particular the Stoner–Wohlfarth model he developed together with h ...
, in honour of his "outstanding contribution
..to the field of magnetism".
It has been awarded since 1989.
Recipients
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Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based not-for-profit learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, physics research, research and applied physics, application.
It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide ...
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Institute of Physics Awards
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