Gustav-Adolf Voss

The 2009 Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics was awarded to German accelerator physicist Gustav-Adolf Voss. Dr. Voss was awarded the medal in recognition of his outstanding success in promoting international physics over a long and distinguished career, especially for his effective support of Soviet and Eastern European physicists after the breakup of the Soviet Union, his stimulation of the development of accelerator technology throughout Europe, and his leadership in initiating a collaborative facility for synchrotron radiation research in the Middle East.