| RefNo | EC/2019/52 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Barish, Barry Clark: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 28 March 2019 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society, including personal details of the elected Foreign Member and citing the reasons for election and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Barry Barish has made major contributions across a wide range of fundamental physics. His pioneering experiments using neutrinos were vital in establishing the quark substructure of the nucleon and weak neutral currents. He set the best limits on magnetic-monopole density in the Universe, ruling these out as major contributors to dark matter. He led the LIGO gravitational wave project, initiating the plans for its upgrade to Advanced LIGO, and was director of the design effort for the International Linear Collider. His leading role in LIGO's detection of gravitational wave signals resulted in his sharing the Nobel Prize for Physics 2017. |
| 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. |