Philip Campbell (scientist)

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This article is about the editor-in-chief of Nature. For the US politician, see Philip Campbell.

Dr Philip Campbell is the Editor-in-Chief of Nature, the prominent scientific journal.

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[edit] Professional Career

He began working at Nature in 1979 and was appointed physical sciences editor in 1982. After leaving the journal in 1988 to start the publication Physics World, the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, he returned to Nature as Editor-in-Chief in 1995.[1]

[edit] Academic Career

Dr Campbell graduated from the University of Bristol with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in aeronautical engineering in 1972.[2] He then gained a Master of Science (MSc) in astrophysics at Queen Mary College, University of London[3] before doing his Doctorate (PhD) in upper atmospheric physics at the University of Leicester.

[edit] Fellowships and Honours

Dr Campbell is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (elected in 1979), and of the Institute of Physics (elected in 1995).

In 1999 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Leceister[4] and in late 2007 was proposed for an honorary fellowship of Queen Mary College, University of London.[3]

[edit] Other work

Dr Campbell has worked on issues relating to science and its impacts in society with the Office of Science and Innovation in the United Kingdom, the European Commission and the US National Institutes of Health. He is also a trustee of the charity Cancer Research UK and the chairman of the charity's Public Affairs and Campaigning Advisory Committee.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nature Publishing Group - about the editors - retrieved 23 April 2008
  2. ^ Interview with Philip Campbell in Nonesuch, the University of Bristol Alumni Magazine, Spring 2008
  3. ^ a b Queen Mary College Council paper on Honorary Degrees and Fellowships - retrieved 23 April 2008
  4. ^ Leicester University press release June 1999 retrieved 23 April 2008
  5. ^ Cancer Research UK: How we are governed - retrieved 23 April 2008
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