{{short description|British physicist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Similar names|Ben Simons (disambiguation){{!}}Ben Simons|Benjamin Simmons (disambiguation){{!}}Benjamin Simmons}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Benjamin Simons | birth_date = | birth_place = | fields = Condensed matter theory | workplaces = Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br /> University of Cambridge | alma_mater = University of Cambridge | doctoral_advisor = J. M. F. Gunn | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = Mesoscopic physics<ref name=aps>{{cite web|title=Author Profile for Ben Simons |url=https://physics.aps.org/authors/ben_simons |publisher=American Physical Society |accessdate=25 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408235853/http://physics.aps.org/authors/ben_simons |archivedate=April 8, 2011 }}</ref> | awards = Maxwell Medal and Prize (2001) | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Benjamin David Simons''' is a British theoretical physicist, working in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics and in biophysics.
Simons holds the Herchel Smith Chair in Physics at the University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory.<ref name="aps"/> In 2013 he became head of the Theory of Condensed Matter (TCM) group in the Cavendish Lab. He is also a Group Leader at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and the Director of the Gurdon Institute since 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Anna |date=2024-01-02 |title=Gurdon Institute welcomes new Director |url=https://www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/gurdon-institute-welcomes-new-director/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Gurdon Institute |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Honours and awards== *2001 awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize by Institute of Physics<ref name=iop-maxwell>{{cite web|title=Maxwell medal recipients|url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/career/maxwell/medallists/page_38660.html|publisher=Institute of Physics|accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref> *2014 awarded the Franklin Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics<ref name=iop-franklin>{{cite web|title=Franklin medal recipients|url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/franklin/medallists/page_38539.html|publisher=Institute of Physics|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref> *2015 awarded the Gabor Medal by the Royal Society of the United Kingdom<ref name=rs-gabor>{{cite web|title=Gabor medal, Royal Society|url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/gabor-medal/|publisher=Royal Society|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref> *2021 elected a Fellow of the Royal Society<ref name=frs>{{cite web|title=Benjamin Simons, Fellows' Directory, Royal Society|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/benjamin-simons-35003/|publisher=Royal Society|accessdate=31 August 2021}}</ref> *2021 elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-12 |title=50 outstanding biomedical and health scientists elected to prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship |url=https://acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/50-outstanding-biomedical-and-health-scientists-elected-to-prestigious-academy-of-medical-sciences-fellowship |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=Academy of Medical Sciences}}</ref>
==Biography== Simons has two brothers, Thomas and Joseph. His father is a professor at Oxford University, Professor John P. Simons. He is married and has two children.
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==External links== *{{official website|https://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~bds10/}}
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