James Hough (physicist)
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James Hough FRS FRSE FInstP FAPS FRAS, also known as Jim Hough, is a British physicist and an international leader in the search for gravitational waves.[1]
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[edit] Professional positions
Hough holds the following professional positions:
- Professor of experimental physics at the University of Glasgow.[2]
- Director of the Institute of Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow.[3]
- Member of the LISA International Science Team.[4]
- Delegate to the LIGO Council.[5]
- Chair of the Education, Training and Careers Committee and the Fellowships Panel of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.[6]
[edit] Awards and recognition
- Hough was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 2003.[7]
- In 2004, Hough was awarded the Duddell Medal and Prize, a senior award from the Institute of Physics.[8] The award is made annually to "an individual or team for outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge through the application of physics, including invention or design of scientific instruments or by the discovery of materials used in their construction."[9]
[edit] Appearances in media
Hough received widespread media coverage in 2004 when he placed a bet, against the odds, of detecting gravitational waves before 2010. The original odds were set at 500/1, but following huge interest, the betting company were forced to cut their odds to 6/1.[10]
In April 2007, during the run-up to the Scottish Parliamentary elections, Hough signed an open letter, along with sixty-one other top Scottish scientists, backing the retention of the Union between Scotland and England.[11][12] They were concerned that Scottish independence would have "detrimental consequences for the health of the Scottish science base and for the long term viability of the Scottish economy and society."
[edit] References
- List of Royal Society Fellows
- List of Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows
- List of American Physical Society Fellows
- ^ Newsletter of the Institute of Physics in Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ Institute of Gravitational Research - Member Biography. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ Institute of Gravitational Research - Member Biography. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ LISA Science Team Membership. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ LIGO Council.
- ^ Science & Technology Facitities Council - Committee Information. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ List of Fellows of the Royal Society. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ Recipients of the Duddell award. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ The Duddell Medal and Prize. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ BBC News - Bookmakers slash odds on science. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ The Times - Letters to the Editor. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ The Scotsman - Politics. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
