ANU Professor Elected to Royal Academy of Engineering

September 22, 2022

Distinguished Professor at The Australian National University (ANU) and Australian Academy of Science President, Chennupati Jagadish, has been elected an International Fellow of the United Kingdom's Royal Academy of Engineering. Professor Jagadish is one of seven International Fellows elected this year, alongside 60 Fellows from within the United Kingdom and five Honorary Fellows. The Royal Academy of Engineering is the UK's national academy of engineering, providing leadership for engineering and technology and independent expert advice to government in the UK and elsewhere. Founded in 1976 with support from the late HRH Prince Philip, and The Duke of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Engineering is composed of a Fellowship of almost 1,700 eminent engineers. Sir Jim McDonald FREng, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said he was delighted to welcome such an array of enormously talented people to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Distinguished Professor at The Australian National University (ANU) and Australian Academy of Science President, Chennupati Jagadish, has been elected an International Fellow of the United Kingdom's Royal Academy of Engineering.

Professor Jagadish was elected by his peers for his pioneering work in applying nanotechnology to semiconductor optoelectronic sources and detectors, as well as his significant contributions to semiconductor lasers, optoelectronic integration and nanowire devices.

His work is widely exploited in optical communication systems and infrared detectors used in the defence, biomedical and manufacturing industries.

Professor Jagadish is one of seven International Fellows elected this year, alongside 60 Fellows from within the United Kingdom and five Honorary Fellows.

Professor Jagadish said it is a great honour to be elected to such an esteemed body.

"I look forward to joining the Fellows of this national academy to champion excellence in engineering, both in practice and advocacy, and bringing its many benefits to the public," he said.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is the UK's national academy of engineering, providing leadership for engineering and technology and independent expert advice to government in the UK and elsewhere.

Founded in 1976 with support from the late HRH Prince Philip, and The Duke of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Engineering is composed of a Fellowship of almost 1,700 eminent engineers.

Sir Jim McDonald FREng, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said he was delighted to welcome such an array of enormously talented people to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

"In an uncertain world, one thing is certain - engineering skills, vision and leadership will play a crucial part in addressing the escalating domestic and global challenges that we face today.

"The combined connectivity, professionalism, experience and wisdom of the new Fellows who join us today will greatly enrich the expertise and support we can provide to the government and to society in general," Sir McDonald said.

The source of this news is from Australian National University

Popular in Research

1

Mar 19, 2024

Nancy Hopkins awarded the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal

2

Mar 14, 2024

MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces finalists for second competition

3

Mar 12, 2024

Corinne Bailey Rae is the 2024 Spring Artist-in-Residence at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music

4

Mar 11, 2024

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024: Call for expression of interest

5

Mar 9, 2024

Use of cultural specific terms in times of crises can cause greater health inequalities

White House fights back against age comments in Biden probe

1 day ago

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs blasts feds’ ‘military-level force’ during raid of his homes, calls investigation a ‘witch hunt’

1 day ago

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down; board chair and commercial airplane head replaced in wake of 737 Max crisis

2 days ago

Biden, Promising Corporate Tax Increases, Has Cut Taxes Overall

2 days ago

Remembering MIT Copytech Director Casey Harrington

1 day ago

Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87 to deliver MIT’s 2024 Commencement address

3 days ago