The University of Sheffield
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National and international honours

Fellows of the Royal Society


Professor Paul Brakefield

2010

Professor Paul Brakefield, Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, was elected a Fellow in 2010.
Professor Peter Horton

2010

Professor Peter Horton, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, was elected a fellow in 2010.
Picture of Professor Neil Hunter

2009

Professor Neil Hunter, Professor of Biogenesis, Organisation and Function of Membranes and Krebs Chair in Biochemistry, was elected a Fellow in May 2009.
Picture of Professor Maurice Skolnick

2009

Professor Maurice Skolnick, Professor of Condensed Matter Physics and Co-Director of the EPSRC National Centre for III-V Technologies, was elected a Fellow in May 2009.
Picture of Professor Christopher A Hunter

2008

Professor Christopher Hunter, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and EPSRC Senior Research Fellow, was elected a Fellow in 2008.
Picture of Professor Richard Jones

2006

Professor Richard Jones, Professor of Physics and Senior Strategic Advisor for Nanotechnology, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, was elected Fellow in 2006 in recognition of his contribution to the field of polymers at surfaces.
Picture of Professor Tim Birkhead

2004

Professor Tim Birkhead, Professor of Behavioural Ecology, was elected a Fellow in 2004. He was also awarded the Senate Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching in 2007.
Picture of Professor Tony Cullis

2004

Professor Tony Cullis, Professor of Semiconductor Nanocharacterisation and Head of the Semiconductor Materials & Devices Research Group, was elected a Fellow in 2004.
Picture of Professor Philip Ingham

2002

Professor Philip Ingham, Professor of Developmental Genetics and Director of the MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics, was elected a Fellow in 2002. He was also awarded the 2005 Genetics Society medal for his outstanding research contribution to developmental genetics.
Picture of Professor Keith Burnett

2001

Professor Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University, was awarded a CBE for "services to Physics" in 2004. Before moving to Sheffield, he was Head of the Division of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences at the University of Oxford. He was elected a Fellow in 2001.
Professor J Philip Grime

1998

Professor J Philip Grime, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, was elected a fellow in 1998.

1992

Professor Geoffrey Greenwood, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Engineering Materials, was elected a fellow in 1992.
Professor Sir David Read

1990

Professor Sir David Read is Emeritus Professor of Plant Science in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences. He was elected a fellow in 1990. Professor Read received a knighthood in 2007 for "services to Biological Science".
Picture of Professor Charles Stirling

1986

Professor Charles Stirling, Professor in the Department of Chemistry, was elected a fellow in 1986. He was also made a member of the Royal Society Committee for Science Communication in the North West in 2002.
Picture of Emeritus Professor John Guest

1986

Professor John Guest, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, was elected a fellow in 1986.
Picture of Professor Peter Maitlis

1984

Professor Peter Maitlis, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry, was elected a fellow in 1984. He was also a member of the Royal Society Council from 1991 to 1993.
Professor David Walker

1979

Professor David Walker, Emeritus Professor of Photosynthesis in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, was elected a fellow in 1979.
Professor Bruce Bilby

1977

Professor Bruce Bilby, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was elected a fellow in 1977.