Three Trinity Fellows elected to the Royal Society

Three Trinity Fellows have been elected to the Royal Society this year: Judith Driscoll, Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy; Jason Miller, Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics; and Dr Marta Zlatic, Programme Leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Director of Research in the Department of Zoology.

The Royal Society is the UK’s national academy of sciences and being elected a Fellow is one of the most prestigious honours for scientific achievement.

This year, 90 researchers from across the world – including nine at Cambridge – have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, which is the world’s oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

Professor Driscoll is renowned for her work on oxide thin films and interfaces, which improve the efficiency of fuel cells that have a range of applications as portable power sources.

Professor Miller’s research interests are in probability, in particular stochastic interface models, random walk, mixing times for Markov chains, and interacting particle systems.

Dr Marta Zlatic is a neuroscientist investigating how neural circuits generate behaviour – in particular the mechanisms underlying learning and decision making.

Vice Master of Trinity Professor Louise Merrett said:

The election of these three Fellows to the Royal Society underscores Trinity’s commitment to enabling some of the world’s brightest minds to conduct cutting-edge research at Cambridge.

Whether you are a student considering applying to Cambridge or an academic interested in working here, you can rest assured that Trinity will offer you a highly stimulating learning and research environment, and provide the support you need to realise your potential.