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[[Philip Campbell]] has been editor in chief of ''[[Nature]]'' since 1995. | [[Philip Campbell]] has been editor in chief of ''[[Nature]]'' since 1995. | ||
| + | '''Philip Henry Montgomery Campbell''' (born April 19 1951)<ref name="whoswho">[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U10051 CAMPBELL, Philip Henry Montgomery] Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press (subscription required)</ref> has, since 1995, been the editor-in-chief of the science journal, ''[[Nature]]'', part of [[Nature Publishing Group]].<ref>[http://www.nature.com/npg_/company_info/exec_committee.html Nature Publishing Group - Executive Committee] - retrieved 13 October 2008</ref><ref name="nature">[http://www.nature.com/nature/about/editors/ About the Editors], ''Nature'', accessed 10 August 2013</ref> | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | + | Campbell was educated at [[Shrewsbury School]]<ref name="whoswho"/> and went on to study aeronautical engineering at the [[University of Bristol]], graduating with a BSc degree in 1972.<ref>Interview with Philip Campbell in ''Nonesuch'', the University of Bristol Alumni Magazine, Spring 2008</ref> He gained an MSc in astrophysics at [[Queen Mary, University of London]]<ref name=QMC>[http://www.council.qmul.ac.uk/council/papers/07-08/221107/QM2007-25%20Honorary%20degrees%20etc.pdf Queen Mary College Council paper on Honorary Degrees and Fellowships] - retrieved 23 April 2008</ref> before doing his PhD in upper atmospheric physics at the [[University of Leicester]].<ref name="phd">Philip Campbell [http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.450623 The influence of the ionosphere on low frequency radio wave propagation] University of Leicester, 1979.</ref> His doctoral and postdoctoral research was on the physics of the ionized upper atmosphere and effects on radio propagation, using the latter as a probe of the lower ionosphere.<ref>[http://www.iop.org/membership/profiles/page_38129.html Institute of Physics Profiles: Dr Philip Campbell]</ref> | |
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | *[[Science Media Centre]] | + | *[[Science Media Centre]] member of the Board from 2003 to 2012 and then of the Advisory Committee from 2012. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 10 August 2013
Philip Campbell has been editor in chief of Nature since 1995. Philip Henry Montgomery Campbell (born April 19 1951)[1] has, since 1995, been the editor-in-chief of the science journal, Nature, part of Nature Publishing Group.[2][3]
Education
Campbell was educated at Shrewsbury School[1] and went on to study aeronautical engineering at the University of Bristol, graduating with a BSc degree in 1972.[4] He gained an MSc in astrophysics at Queen Mary, University of London[5] before doing his PhD in upper atmospheric physics at the University of Leicester.[6] His doctoral and postdoctoral research was on the physics of the ionized upper atmosphere and effects on radio propagation, using the latter as a probe of the lower ionosphere.[7]
Affiliations
- Science Media Centre member of the Board from 2003 to 2012 and then of the Advisory Committee from 2012.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CAMPBELL, Philip Henry Montgomery Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press (subscription required)
- ↑ Nature Publishing Group - Executive Committee - retrieved 13 October 2008
- ↑ About the Editors, Nature, accessed 10 August 2013
- ↑ Interview with Philip Campbell in Nonesuch, the University of Bristol Alumni Magazine, Spring 2008
- ↑ Queen Mary College Council paper on Honorary Degrees and Fellowships - retrieved 23 April 2008
- ↑ Philip Campbell The influence of the ionosphere on low frequency radio wave propagation University of Leicester, 1979.
- ↑ Institute of Physics Profiles: Dr Philip Campbell
