Ioan-Iovitz Popescu
Awards
Awards
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The excellence of Iovitzu Popescu's work has been widely recognized:
* 1961 \- Physics Prize, awarded by the [Ministry of National Education](/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Education_%28Romania%29 "Ministry of National Education (Romania)").
* 1966 \- "[Constantin Miculescu](/wiki/Constantin_Miculescu "Constantin Miculescu")" prize for Physics awarded by the [Romanian Academy](/wiki/Romanian_Academy "Romanian Academy").
* 1997 \- Honorary Citizen of [Mehedinți County](/wiki/Mehedin%C8%9Bi_County "Mehedinți County").
* 1998 \- Doctor Honoris Causa of the [University of Craiova](/wiki/University_of_Craiova "University of Craiova").
* 2000 \- Commander of the [Order of Faithful Service](/wiki/Order_of_Faithful_Service "Order of Faithful Service") awarded by the [President of Romania](/wiki/President_of_Romania "President of Romania").
* 2002 \- "Meritul Academic" diploma awarded by the Romanian Academy.
* 2002 \- "Diploma of Excellence" awarded by the [Ministry of Education and Research](/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Education_%28Romania%29 "Ministry of National Education (Romania)").
* 2009 \- "Opera Omnia" prize for lifetime achievements in science awarded by [CNCSIS](/wiki/National_University_Research_Council "National University Research Council").
* 2009 \- "Diploma of Excellence" of [Drobeta\-Turnu Severin](/wiki/Drobeta-Turnu_Severin "Drobeta-Turnu Severin") City.
* 2010 \- "Medal of Honor" awarded by the Institute of Atomic Physics.
* 2012 \- "Grigore Moisil" award for exact sciences awarded by the National Grand Lodge of Romania.
* 2012 \- "Diploma of Excellence" awarded by the Ministry of Education and Research.


In what year did Mehedinți County declare Iovitzu Popescu an Honorary Citizen?