A leading body representing physicists across the world has presented one of its most prestigious honours to a Durham historian.
Dr Joseph D. Martin has been named as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
The honour recognises Dr Martin's "important research on the history and evolution of condensed matter physics" and the outstanding contributions his research has made to physics.
Historian of science and technology
Dr Martin is a historian of science and technology, focusing on the modern physical sciences.
His current research looks at how the category "science", as compared with other ways of organising knowledge of the natural world, gained prestige and authority through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Some of his other research interests include the sciences of stuff — solid state physics, condensed matter physics, and materials science.
Dr Martin was recommended for the APS Fellowship by the American Physical Society Forum on History and Philosophy of Physics (FHPP).
He said: "I'm delighted by this recognition from my colleagues and friends at APS and FHPP, which I'll regard as a reminder of what a pleasure it has been working with them to bring historians and physicists into conversation."
