Prof Cameron elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
20 September 2023
We send heartfelt congratulations to Professor Ruth Cameron who has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. You can read about her achievements in the RAEng announcement in the Related Links.
STEM outreach Award for member of Grey Group
Megan Penrod of the Grey Group at the fume cupboard, courtesey Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge
Sep 18 2023Congratulations to Megan Penrod who was awarded the Faraday Institution Community Award STEM Outreach Award recognising her work engaging and inspiring young people in science outreach.
Researchers honoured for exceptional citation records
Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, courtesy of Nathan Pitt © University of Cambridge
Sep 18 2023Professors Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Sir David Klenerman have been selected as Clarivate Citation Laureates for 2023.
Professor Brian Thrush 1928 – 2023
Emeritus Professor Brian Thrush, courtesy Chemistry Photography
Sep 15 2023We are saddened to announce that Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry Brian Thrush died peacefully on 13 September after a long illness.
Considering the future of the IPCC
First prize thesis awarded to ICE group Michael Davies
A diagram of the transition of water (left) to ice (right) made by the ICE group.
Sep 11 2023A PhD thesis from the Professor Angelos Michaelides’ ICE group was awarded this year’s 2023 Institute of Physics Computational Physics Group Thesis Prize.
Hughes Medal awarded for Reisner sustainability research
E. Reisner in Lab, courtesy Gabriella Bocchetti ©University of Cambridge
Aug 31 2023The Royal Society awarded the Hughes Medal 2023 to Professor Erwin Reisner for his research in solar technology.
Outstanding thesis awards
Chemistry library, courtesy Nathan Pitt, ©University of Cambridge
Aug 30 2023We congratulate the PhD and Masters level outstanding thesis awards for 2022 and 2021.
Prof Kar-Narayan wins RSC Peter Day Prize
15 August 2023
We congratulate Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan who has received the 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Materials Chemistry mid-career Prize, the Peter Day Prize, for advancing research in functional polymers and nanocomposites, and their application in energy, sensing and biomedicine using microscale...
New microscopy method sees how protein forms clusters in living cells
As part of the new method, the researchers used so-called HILO (highly inclined and laminated optical sheet) microscopy. Image courtesy of Thorsten Hugel, CIBSS, University of Freiburg
Aug 14 2023Using a newly developed microscopy method, researchers from Cambridge and Freiberg have been able to see for the first time how protein clusters form in living cells.
Becky Dell is appointed Assistant Professor in Glaciology at the Scott Polar Research Institute
Super resolution microscopy may lead to better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease
Images of soluble tau using conventional microscopy (left) and super resolution microscopy (right), courtesy Klenerman Lab
Aug 2 2023Researchers have been able to observe and measure tau aggregates replicating in cells for the first time, in a key process that underpins the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Professor James Staunton FRS 1935 - 2023
Professor Jim Staunton, who died on 13 July.
Jul 24 2023We are sad to report that our colleague, Professor Jim Staunton, died on 13 July 2023 at the age of 88.
Lambda Energy start-up wins RSC award
Part of the Lambda Energy team taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge
Jul 17 2023A company embedded in Professor Dominic Wright’s research group has received recognition for its crop yield improvement technology.
The molecule maker
Rosa Mueller, Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge
Jul 5 2023Rosa Mueller started her PhD in October 2022 and is already building new molecules which could help improve plant growth and solar panel efficiency.
Marc Macias-Fauria is appointed Professor of Physical Geography
Book now for our Alumni Festival event
An artificial leaf floats on the River Cam in front of the iconic Bridge of Sighs, courtesy @ReisnerGroup
Jul 3 2023Enjoy a glass of sparkling wine and nibbles while learning about the circular economy at our Alumni Festival event on Friday 22 September at 6pm.
Reaching out to new scientists
Dr Peter Wothers entertaining the Chemistry Open Day audience 2019, courtesy Chemistry Photography
Jul 3 2023“I want to inspire the next generation of scientists,” says Dr Peter Wothers. And it is clear he has done just that.
A quiet revolution
Christoph Schran, Angelos Michaelides, Stephen Cox, Daniel Graf, and Venkat Kapil ©University of Cambridge
Jul 3 2023A quiet revolution in computational science has propelled the recent reinvigoration of the Lennard-Jones Centre for Computational Materials Science.
Dr Luke Abraham promoted to Director of Research
Luke Abraham taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge
Jul 3 2023Please join us in celebrating Dr Luke Abraham’s new title of Director of Research, which is a top rank on the Senior Researcher pathway and is considered to be equivalent to Professor (Grade 12).
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