2012 Prizes
A summary of the 2012 prizes awarded on 6 February is as below.
NUTRITION
| Prof. J.H. Cummings | £80,000 |
| For his outstanding research that established the role of the colon in human health and nutrition. | |
OPTOELECTRONICS
| Prof. R.C. Hardie | £50,000 |
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For his outstanding contributions to the study of the physiology of insect vision. |
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| Prof. A. Zisserman | £50,000 |
| For his outstanding contributions to modern computer vision. | |
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PRIZEGIVING 6 FEBRUARY 2012 Held at the Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London |
| An introduction was given by Lord Selborne, GBE, FRS, Chairman of the Trustees who thanked all the prizewinners for their excellent work and introduced The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities & Science, who would be presenting the prizes. |  |
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Lord Selborne, GBE, FRS then read the citations. |
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Professor J.H. Cummings was awarded £80,000 for his outstanding research that established the role of the colon in human health and nutrition. |
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Professor J.H. Cummings gave a presentation on the research |
| Professor R.C. Hardie was awarded £50,000 for his outstanding contribution to the study of the physiology of insect vision. |  |
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Professor R.C. Hardie explained the work with a short presentation |
| Professor A. Zisserman was awarded £50,000 for his outstanding contributions to modern computer vision. |  |
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| Professor A. Zisserman explained the work with an interesting presentation |  |
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Following the awards ......
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The Rt Hon David Willetts MP congratulated the prizewinners and applauded them for their work in advancing scientific knowledge and its contribution to the UK economy. |
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| Rt Hon David Willetts, Professor R.C. Hardie, Professor J.H. Cummings, Professor A. Zisserman, Lord Selborne, GBE, FRS |
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Professor J.H. Cummings (centre) |
Professor R.C. Hardie (centre) | Professor A. Zisserman (centre) |
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The venue auditorium |
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... The guests chat over a prizegiving drink |
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