The Goronwy Jones Prize
The Goronwy Jones prize is the only physics prize awarded directly by the Institute of Physics in Wales.
It was introduced by the then South Wales Branch of the Institute and named after John Goronwy Jones (1920–1999) in recognition of the contribution that he had made to physics education in South Wales and, indeed, throughout the UK. A fitting account of Jones’s life and his role as a champion of physics education and teachers can be found in the article by Brenda Jennison that appeared in the journal Physics Education (www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0031-9120/35/3/606).
The Goronwy Jones prize is currently £300 and is awarded on an annual basis. It is awarded to the top-scoring A-level candidate in Physics (WJEC). It is our hope that it will continue to serve the purposes for which it was introduced, namely to promote excellence in the study of A-level physics, and to recognize the contribution made by Jones to both physics education and the Institute of Physics in Wales.
Previous winners
2008
- Patrick Robertson - Ysgol Tryfan, Bangor
2007
- Bodhi Hunt - St Gerards School Trust
- Christopher John Ellis - Ysgol Uwchradd Llanfyllin
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