Malcolm Longair#
| Membership Number: | 748 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1990 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/directory/longairm |
Present and Previous Positions
- Professorial Fellow and Vice-President of Clare Hall, Cambridge
- 1997-2005 Head of the Cavendish Laboratory
- 1991-1997 Deputy Head of the Cavendish Laboratory
- 1980-1990 Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Regius Professor of Astronomy of the University of Edinburgh
- 1980-1990 Director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
- 1967-1980 Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge
- 1966-1968 Fellowship of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
Fields of Scholarship
- High energy astrophysics and astrophysical cosmology.
- Astrophysics of the most luminous extragalactic radio sources.
- Cosmic magnetism and the capabilities of the SKA in advancing these studies.
- Scientific history of the Cavendish Laboratory.
Honours and Awards
- 1994 Science Prize of the Saltire Society-Royal Bank of Scotland Annual
- 1996 President of the Royal Astronomical Society
- 2000 Awarded the CBE in the 2000 New Year Honours List
- 2004 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
