| RefNo | EC/2018/37 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Rowan, Sheila: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 9 May 2018 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Sheila Rowan as a Fellow of the Royal Society, including personal details of the elected Fellow and citing the reasons for election and names of proposers. Signed off by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Professor Rowan is nominated for her sustained key contributions to the discovery of gravitational radiation. A significant improvement in sensitivity of the LIGO (and other) detectors has been due to a new method of suspending its mirrors - using fused silica fibres - developed by Sheila Rowan and implemented by her group in the University of Glasgow. As one of the leaders of the LIGO collaboration she serves on its crucial Detection Committee, determining whether a result is real or not; she Chairs the IUPAP International Committee, steering the global community in the developing field of gravitational wave astronomy. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |