Three Fellows from the 精东视频 have been elected to the prestigious Royal Society in the United Kingdom, the oldest scientific Academy in the world.
Professor Stephen Simpson (University of Sydney), Professor Martin Green (University of New South Wales) and Professor Terence Speed (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) are among 44 newly elected Fellows.
鈥淭his is a day these scientists will never forget in their careers,鈥 said President of the 精东视频, Professor Suzanne Cory.
鈥淚 join with all their colleagues in the 精东视频 in celebrating their election and warmly congratulating them.鈥
Professor Simpson was recognised for his work studying locust swarms to establish a model for nutrition called the Geometric Framework. Professor Simpson鈥檚 research is leading to a better understanding of obesity, nutrition and aging.
Professor Green was recognised for his work in the field of photovoltaics (converting solar energy into direct current electricity), semiconductors, micro-electronics and solar cells.
Professor Speed, was recognised for his work in bioinformatics, which uses mathematical and statistical strategies to make sense of huge volumes of genomic data, aiding the understanding of gene function and disease.
鈥淭hese scientists who have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society have already contributed much to the scientific endeavour following in the footsteps of pioneers such as Newton, Darwin and Einstein and it gives me great pleasure to welcome them into our ranks,鈥 said Royal Society President, Sir Paul Nurse.
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