The Rutherford Medal is the most prestigious award offered by the Royal Society of New Zealand, consisting of a medal and prize of $100,000. It is awarded at the request of the New Zealand Government to recognize exceptional contributions to the advancement and promotion of public awareness, knowledge and understanding in addition to eminent research or technological practice by a person or group in any field of science, mathematics, social science, or technology. It is funded by the New Zealand government and awarded annually.
Jeff Tallon (physicist)
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Jeffery Lewis Tallon is a New Zealand physicist specialising in high-temperature superconductors.
Investiture of Tallon as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand, at Premier House on 2 September 2009