Kenneth Peach, Visiting Professor
of Physics at Oxford University and Director of the John Adams Institute
for Accelerator Science, has been awarded the prestigious Rutherford Medal and
Prize by the Institute
of Physics. The prize
recognises Professor Peach’s “contributions to high-energy physics” and his “key
role in reviving accelerator science for particle physics applications in the UK”. Upon
receiving the award, Professor Peach stated “I am very pleased that, through
this award, the skill, dedication and enthusiasm of many people who contributed
to this work have been acknowledged.”ARCHIVE: 2nd week MT 2005