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The Hector Medal, formerly known as the Hector Memorial Medal, is a science award given by the Royal Society Te Apārangi in memory of Sir James Hector to researchers working in New Zealand. It is awarded annually in rotation for different sciences – currently there are three: chemical sciences; physical sciences; mathematical and information sciences. It is given to a researcher who "has undertaken work of great scientific or technological merit and has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the particular branch of science." It was previously rotated through more fields of science – in 1918 they were: botany, chemistry, ethnology, geology, physics (including mathematics and astronomy), zoology (including animal physiology). For a few years it was awarded biennially – it was not awarded in 2000, 2002 or 2004.

In 1991 it was overtaken by the Rutherford Medal as the highest award given by the Royal Society of New Zealand.

The obverse of the medal bears the head of James Hector and the reverse a Māori snaring a huia. The last confirmed sighting of a living huia predates the award of the medal by three years.

Recipients

See also

• Category:New Zealand scientists
• The Shorland Medal given by the New Zealand Association of Scientists
• List of chemistry awards
• List of mathematics awards
• List of physics awards

References

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10. "Spotlight on top New Zealand researchers" (Press release). Royal Society of New Zealand. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
11. "2017 Hector Medal: Designing chemical computers and molecular magnets". Royal Society of New Zealand. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
12. "2018 Hector Medal: wormholes, black holes and other subjects of gravity". Royal Society of New Zealand. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
13. "2019 Hector Medal: Building bionic – biosensing, biomedicine, bioelectronics". Royal Society Te Apārangi. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
14. "2020 Hector Medal: the algebra of algorithms". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
15. "2021 Hector Medal: Revolutionising chemical analysis at the nanoscale". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
16. "First event to celebrate 2022 Research Honours Aotearoa winners". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
17. "2023 Hector Medal: Distinguished contributions to understanding of 'indistinguishable' particles". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

External links

• Hector Medal, Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi

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