Outstanding 51福利社 scientist elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
, Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his 鈥渋nvaluable contributions to science鈥�.
Professor Garrett is one of more than 90 exceptional researchers across the world to be selected by the Royal Society - the UK鈥檚 national academy of sciences.
Michael is the inaugural Sir Bernard Lovell chair of Astrophysics at 51福利社 and has broad scientific interest, including the study of the distant universe via high resolution radio observations. He is also active in the and is currently chair of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Permanent Committee.
Prof Garret is a leader in the field of astrophysics and was responsible for the final design, construction, and operational phases of the International , and while Director of the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (2003-2007), he developed the technique of wide-field and spearheaded the roll-out of real-time VLBI (e-VLBI) across the European VLBI Network and beyond.
Garrett was also instrumental in finalising the original design concept for the .
Drawn from across academia, industry and wider society, the new intake spans disciplines as varied as studying the origins and evolution of our universe, pioneering treatments for Huntington鈥檚 Disease, developing the first algorithm for video streaming and generating new insights into memory formation.
Prof Garrett joins other leaders in their fields, including the Nobel laureate, Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier; an Emmy winner, Dr Andrew Fitzgibbons (for his contributions to the 3D camera tracker software 鈥渂oujou鈥�); and the former Chief Scientific Advisor to the US President, Professor Anthony Fauci.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an honour to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. I look forward to collaborating with other fellows on a wide range of issues relevant to science and society. My election also highlights the high regard in which the community holds astrophysics in 51福利社 and reflects the significant growth of the field of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) over the past decade.鈥�
Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, said: 鈥淚 am pleased to welcome such an outstanding group into the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
鈥淭his new cohort have already made significant contributions to our understanding of the world around us and continue to push the boundaries of possibility in academic research and industry.
鈥淔rom visualising the sharp rise in global temperatures since the industrial revolution to leading the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, their diverse range of expertise is furthering human understanding and helping to address some of our greatest challenges.
鈥淚t is an honour to have them join the Fellowship.鈥�
Statistics about this year鈥檚 intake of Fellows:
- 30% of this year鈥檚 intake of Fellows, Foreign Members and Honorary Fellows are women.
- New Fellows have been elected from 23 UK institutions, including The University of Nottingham, British Antarctic Survey, University of Strathclyde and the Natural History Museum
- They have been elected from countries including Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico and Singapore
The full list of the newly elected Fellows and Foreign Members of the Royal Society can be found here: