| RefNo | EC/2020/34 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Queloz, Didier Patrick: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 14 April 2020 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Didier Queloz 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 | Didier Queloz is distinguished for his contributions to exoplanet science. His discovery, together with Michel Mayor, of the first extra-solar planet initiated a revolution in our understanding of the Universe. He has led discoveries of hundreds of exo-planets, utilising new precision observational techniques now adopted in many wider applications. He was the first to achieve detection of the Rossiter-MacLaughlin effect from a transiting planet, demonstrating the potential of this technique to probe planet formation physics. His seminal work has led to realisation of the diversity of exo-planetary systems, and the field of exobiology. |
| 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. |