| RefNo | EC/2024/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Nimmo, Francis: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2024 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Francis Nimmo 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 | Francis Nimmo is a planetary geologist who uses ideas from a variety of fields to model the extraordinary variety of processes that have produced planets and satellites, especially those of the solar system. He has used his wide range of interests and contacts to propose explanations for the early magnetic field of Mars, the structure of icy bodies such as Enceladus, Europa and Pluto, and the geochemical variations between the inner and outer solar system. He has worked with a variety of experts in different fields to construct simple physical models of the planetary processes involved. |
| 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. |