Jean Tran Thanh Van receives Tate medal

(Newsline) – I was thrilled to learn that the American Institute of Physics had awarded the Tate Medal for 2011 to Jean Trân Thanh Vân. Tran epitomises global science, and both physics (especially high-energy physics) and his native country of Vietnam are greatly indebted to him for his dedication to bringing leading physicists from around the world together, even when political realities created major obstacles. He was honoured at the annual award ceremony of the American Physical Society during their April meeting in Atlanta. I delivered my APS Past-President address in the same session, during which the 2011 APS Prize winners were also honoured.  Read more >>