RefNo | EC/2022/29 |
Level | Item |
Title | Newman, Mark: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Date | 21 April 2022 |
Description | Certificate endorsing election of Mark Newman as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
Citation | Mark Newman is a distinguished theoretical physicist, internationally acclaimed for his pioneering and influential work applying methods of statistical physics to networked systems, including biological, social, and information networks. As a founder of this now large and active field, he has had a profound and lasting impact on its research agenda. Of particular note among his many key contributions are his work on community structure, especially the modularity maximization method, on exact solutions of random graph models, network percolation and robustness, mixing patterns in networks and applications of network methods to fundamental problems in public health and epidemiology. |
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 and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |