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Professor Sir John Pendry has been awarded the 2013 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
Professor Sir John Pendry, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics (Physics), has been awarded the 2013 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials for his discovery of metamaterials.
The prize was established by the American Physical Society to recognise and encourage outstanding achievement in the science and application of new materials.
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