Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize

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American Physical Society prize physics award scientific prize

The Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to condensed matter physics.

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Label	Occurrences
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize	11
O. E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize	1
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize canonical	1
condensed matter physics prize	1

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Target entity: Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize
Context triple: [APS Prizes and Awards, notableExample, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize]

A. J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in theoretical particle physics.
B. Enrico Fermi Award
The Enrico Fermi Award is one of the United States government’s oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors, recognizing exceptional lifetime achievements in the development, use, or control of nuclear energy.
C. Max Planck Medal
The Max Planck Medal is the highest award of the German Physical Society, honoring outstanding achievements in theoretical physics.
D. Wolf Prize in Physics
The Wolf Prize in Physics is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of physics, often regarded as second in importance only to the Nobel Prize in the discipline.
E. Helmholtz Medal
The Helmholtz Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in recognition of outstanding contributions to research.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize
Target entity description: The Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to condensed matter physics.

A. J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in theoretical particle physics.
B. Enrico Fermi Award
The Enrico Fermi Award is one of the United States government’s oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors, recognizing exceptional lifetime achievements in the development, use, or control of nuclear energy.
C. Max Planck Medal
The Max Planck Medal is the highest award of the German Physical Society, honoring outstanding achievements in theoretical physics.
D. Wolf Prize in Physics
The Wolf Prize in Physics is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of physics, often regarded as second in importance only to the Nobel Prize in the discipline.
E. Helmholtz Medal
The Helmholtz Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in recognition of outstanding contributions to research.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Physical Society prize ⓘ physics award ⓘ scientific prize ⓘ
administeredBy	American Physical Society ⓘ surface form: American Physical Society Division of Condensed Matter Physics
associatedOrganization	American Physical Society ⓘ
awardedBy	American Physical Society ⓘ
awardedFor	experimental work in condensed matter physics ⓘ theoretical work in condensed matter physics ⓘ
awardingBodyType	professional society ⓘ
awardType	research prize ⓘ
category	Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: condensed matter physics prize
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
discipline	physics ⓘ
eligibility	individuals or small groups ⓘ physicists ⓘ
field	condensed matter physics ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/buckley.cfm ⓘ
honors	advances in understanding properties of matter ⓘ
inception	1952 ⓘ
includes	certificate ⓘ citation ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
monetaryAward	cash prize ⓘ
namedAfter	Oliver E. Buckley ⓘ Oliver Ellsworth Buckley ⓘ
notableFor	prestige in condensed matter physics community ⓘ
purpose	to recognize outstanding experimental contributions to condensed matter physics ⓘ to recognize outstanding theoretical contributions to condensed matter physics ⓘ
recognizes	outstanding contributions to condensed matter physics ⓘ
selectionMethod	committee review of nominations ⓘ
shortName	Buckley Prize ⓘ
sponsor	Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ surface form: Bell Labs
sponsorType	industrial research laboratory ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
topic	electronic properties of solids ⓘ low-temperature physics ⓘ magnetism in condensed matter ⓘ quantum many-body physics ⓘ semiconductors ⓘ superconductivity ⓘ

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APS Prizes and Awards → notableExample → Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize ⓘ

Nick Holonyak Jr. → awardReceived → Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: O. E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize

Philip Anderson → awardReceived → Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize ⓘ