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May 2006
AWARDS, APPOINTMENTS, ELECTIONS & HONOURS
Academia Europaea Member: Professor Jon Driver (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience)
American Society of International Law Executive Council: Dr Ralph Wilde (UCL Laws)
British Society for the History of Science 2006 Ivan Slade Prize: Dr Hasok Chang (UCL Science & Technology Studies)
Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils Member: Professor Richard Catlow (UCL Chemistry)
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council Societal Issues Panel Member: Professor Gloria Laycock (UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science)
European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation Epidemiology & Public Health Section Chair: Professor Harry Hemingway (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health)
Famelab Science Communication Competition Finalist: Davina Bristow (UCL Institute of Neurology)
Institution of Chemical Engineers Council Medal: Professor David Bogle (UCL Chemical Engineering)
Martian Clock Challenge Judge: Dr Tracey Poole (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory)
Nuffield Council on Bioethics Working Party on Public Health - Ethical Issues Members: Professor Trisha Greenhalgh and Professor Anne Johnson (UCL Primary Care & Population Sciences)
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships: Dr Vladimir Kolmogorov (UCL Adastral Park) and Dr Dean Barratt (UCL Medical Physics & Bioengineering)
Royal Institution of Naval Architects Vice-President: Professor David Andrews (UCL Mechanical Engineering)
Royal Society Fellows: Professor Rick Battarbee (UCL Geography), Professor Karl John Friston (UCL Institute of Neurology) and Professor Ziheng Yang (UCL Biology)
Royal Society University Research Fellowship: Dr Ryan Nichol (UCL Physics & Astronomy)
University of Sydney Honorary Doctorate: Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health)
UCL AWARDS & APPOINTMENTS
UCL 180th Anniversary Haiku Competition First Prize: Bob Barber (UCL Physics & Astronomy); Second Prize: Professor John Klier (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies); Third Prize: Hannah Hudson (UCL English Language & Literature)
UCL Development Planning Unit Chair of Development Planning: Dr Yves Cabannes (Harvard University), with effect from 1 September 2006
UCL Institute of Child Health Chair of Clinical & Molecular Genetics: Professor Gudrun Moore (Imperial College London), with effect from 1 January 2006
UCL Mathematics Chair of Mathematics and Head of Department: Professor Dmitri Vassiliev (University of Bath), with effect from 1 July 2006