| RefNo | EC/2020/46 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Thompson, Richard Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 14 April 2020 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Richard Thompson as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citaion giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Richard Thompson is a marine ecologist whose multidisciplinary research on plastic accumulation in the environment has been the catalyst for a major new field of scientific enquiry. His work on the sources, pathways and effects of microplastics in the oceans, as well as potential interventions to reduce their accumulation, has contributed directly to UK and international legislation. His 2004 Science article, Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?, was the first paper to use the term microplastics and demonstrated a significant increase in the environmental accumulation of microscopic fragments and fibres of common polymers over a 40-year period. |
| 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. |