The Simon Memorial Prize is an award that honors 'distinguished work in experimental or theoretical low temperature physics'.[1][2] The prize is awarded by the Institute of Physics and is presented at the International Conference on Low Temperature Physics, which takes place every three years. The prize is named after Francis Simon, who contributed eminently to the field of low-temperature physics.[3][4] The first prize was awarded in 1959 to Heinz London.[5][6]
Not to be confused with the Robert Simon Memorial Prize awarded for dissertations from the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics of Columbia University.[7]