Royal Society honours Faculty of Natural Sciences academics

Three academics within the Faculty receive honours from the Royal Scciety

Congratulations to three of our Professors who have been awarded the following Royal Society Awards:
Professor Michele Dougherty, Department of Physics has received the Hughes Medal. The Hughes Medal is awarded annually in recognition of an original discovery in the physical sciences, particularly electricity and magnetism or their applications.

Professor Edward Hinds, Department of Physics receives the Rumford Medal. The Rumford Medal is awarded biennially (in even years) in recognition of an outstandingly important recent discovery in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter

Professor Andrew deMello Department of Chemistry will deliver the Clifford Paterson Prize Lecture for 2009.

Professor Sir Peter Knight, Principal of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, congratulated all three researchers, saying: "I'm delighted for Michele, Ed and Andrew – these medals and prizes are testament to their excellent work and groundbreaking research. It's a real coup for the Faculty when three of our researchers are highlighted and recognised by the Royal Society in this way, and it shows that extremely high quality research in the physical sciences at the College is continuing to go from strength to strength."

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