D. Allan Bromley Wins American Physical Society's 2002 Nicholson Medal

In recognition of his roles as a research scientist, an outstanding teacher, a supportive mentor and colleague, a leader of the physics community in this country and worldwide, and advisor to governments, The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded the 2002 Nicholson Prize to D. Allan Bromley, Sterling Professor of the Sciences at Yale.

“I am honored to have been selected by my peers for the award of the Nicholson Medal,” said Bromley.

Founded in 1899, the American Physical Society is the major professional society for physics in this country, with members throughout the world. It publishes Physical Review, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics. Bromley was one of the organizers of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics, the first nuclear physics Councilor, and was the APS President in 1997.

A distinguished nuclear physicist, Bromley is known as the father of modern heavy ion physics. He is the first Sterling Professor of the Sciences at Yale. From 1994 to 2000, he served as Yale’s Dean of Engineering. He was the first Cabinet level assistant to the President of the United States for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (1989-1993).

Bromley received the B.S.c. degree from the Queen’s University in Canada in 1948 and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1952. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and in 1988 was awarded the National Medal of Science. He has served as President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), and holds 32 honorary doctorates from Universities in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa and the United States.