Benjamin Simons
British physicist
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| Intro | British physicist | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Scientist Physicist | |
| Work field | Science | |
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Ben Simons is a British theoretical physicist, working in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics and in biophysics.
Simons holds the Herchel Smith Chair in Physics at the University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory.
Honours and awards
- 2001 awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize by Institute of Physics
- 2014 awarded the Franklin Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics.
- 2015 awarded the Gabor Medal by the Royal Society of the United Kingdom.
Simons has two brothers, Thomas and Joseph. His father is a professor at Oxford University, Professor John P. Simons. He is married and has two children.