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Michael Cates

British physicist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1961 · age 65

Michael Elmhirst Cates is a British physicist. He is the 19th Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and has held this position since 1 July 2015.

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2016Bingham MedalAward2009IOP Dirac MedalAward2007Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1991Maxwell Medal and PrizeAward1961Born5 May 1961

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Bingham Medal2016
IOP Dirac Medal2009
Fellow of the Royal Society2007
Maxwell Medal and Prize1991
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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He was previously professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and held a Royal Society Research Professorship from 2007 to 2022.

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Scientists
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Born 1961 · age 65