UC researchers elected Royal Society Fellows
03 November 2011
Two University of Canterbury researchers have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand at its annual general meeting this week.
Two University of Canterbury researchers have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand at its annual general meeting this week.
Professor Richard Blaikie (Electrical and Computer Engineering) is a leading international contributor to the rapidly developing field of nano-scale optics. He has pioneered important developments, including a controversial superlensing phenomenon.
Philosopher Professor Jack Copeland (Humanities) is known for his pioneering work in hyper-computation (extremely powerful models of computation), the field he named in 1999 and his work on the early history of electronic computing.
Academy chairperson Dr Stephen Goldson said being elected a Fellow is an honour given to New Zealand’s top researchers for showing distinction in research or in the advancement of science, technology or the humanities.
The Royal Society of New Zealand now has 376 Fellows and 57 Honorary Fellows. Fellows are involved in providing expert advice, promoting best research practice and disseminating science and humanities information.
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