National and international honours

Knighthood

2013	Professor Sir Keith Burnett	Professor Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield is an eminent atomic physicist who has played an important role in developing science policy in the UK. He is a member of the Council of Science and Technology reporting to the Prime Minister and has offered independent advice on issues such as postgraduate education. Professor Keith Burnett has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year's honours list for services to science and higher education. As Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield since 2007, Professor Burnett leads a University which combines world-class scholarship with the highest quality teaching. He has also focused attention on the impact of a civic university on wider society, and particularly its city and region. In 2011 the University of Sheffield was named the Times Higher Education University of the Year.
2007	Professor Sir Gordon Duff	Sir Gordon, Professor of Molecular Medicine and previously Medical Research Dean at the University, received his knighthood for "services to Public Health". In 2006, he led an inquiry into safety after the Northwick Park drugs trial that left six men seriously ill. His subsequent report contained 22 recommendations to increase safety in clinical studies.
2007	Professor Sir David Read	Sir David, Emeritus Professor of Plant Science in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, received his knighthood for "services to Biological Science". He has spent the last 40 years working at the University and was formerly the Biological Secretary and Vice-President of the Royal Society.
2002	Professor Sir Ian Kershaw	Sir Ian, Emeritus Professor of Modern History, received his knighthood in 2002 for "services to History". He is also a fellow of the British Academy, of the Royal Historical Society, of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung in Bonn.
2001	Professor Sir Anthony Bottoms	Honorary Professor in the School of Law, Sir Anthony was knighted for "services to the Criminal Justice System". He was also elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1997, awarded the Sellin-Glueck Prize of the American Society of Criminology in 1996.

CBE

2012	Professor Keith Ridgway	Professor of Design and Manufacture and Executive Dean of Manufacturing at the Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI), Keith was awarded an CBE in the 2012 New Years honours list.
2008	Professor Ian Philp	Founder of the Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, Ian was awarded a CBE for "services to Healthcare". Professor Philp has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation, as well as the National Director for Older People in the Department of Health.
2007	Professor Stuart Tanner	Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Stuart was awarded a CBE for his contribution to medicine. Professor Tanner is a leader in childhood liver disease and his research has gained him international respect. He has also been recognised for his services to best practice within the NHS.
2004	Professor Keith Burnett	Vice-Chancellor of the University, Keith was awarded a CBE for "services to Physics" in 2004 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2001. Before moving to Sheffield, he was Head of the Division of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences at the University of Oxford.

OBE

2013	Mrs Kathryn Riddle	Pro-Chancellor Kathryn Riddle of the University of Sheffield and Chair of NHS North of England has been awarded an OBE for her recognition of exemplary public service in higher education and health.
2011	Professor Chris Franklin	Professor Associate in the School of Clinical Dentistry, Chris was awarded an OBE for services to Healthcare. He is Regional Postgraduate Dental Dean for South Yorkshire and the East Midlands and is an Honorary Consultant Pathologist, in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust.
2011	Professor Geof Tomlinson	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Geof was awarded his OBE for services to technology. He is currently Director of the Dainton-Boucher Institute (the DBI), which is acting as a hub for research developments in Singapore, and is an Adviser to the Malaysian Government on Aerostructures Manufacturing.
2006	Professor Tony Ryan	Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Science, Tony was awarded an OBE in 2005 for "services to Science".
2005	Professor Gillian Gehring	Emeritus Professor in the department of Physics and Astronomy, Gillian received an OBE in 2005 for "services to Physics and Equal Opportunities". Among her many professional activities, Professor Gehring is a member of the editorial board of the New Journal of Physics.
2005	Professor Keith Ridgway	Professor of Design and Manufacture and Research Director for the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing, Keith was awarded an OBE in the 2005 Birthday honours list for "services to the UK Manufacturing Industry".

Canon

2003

The Reverend Canon Professor Loveday Alexander

Professor in the Department of Biblical Studies, Loveday is an ordained priest in the Anglican Church and in 2003 was appointed Canon-Theologian at Chester Cathedral.

Fellows of the Royal Society (FRS)

The Royal Society is the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous existence, and has been at the forefront of enquiry and discovery since its foundation in 1660. The backbone of the Society is its Fellowship of the most eminent scientists of the day, elected for life by peer review and entitled to use FRS after their name. Each year the Royal Society awards 44 Fellowships to the best scientists in recognition of their scientific achievements. Throughout its history, the Society has promoted excellence in science through its Fellowship and Foreign Membership, which has included Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Ernest Rutherford, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Hodgkin, Francis Crick, James Watson and Stephen Hawking. Our Fellows are listed below:

2012	Professor Patrick Fowler	Professor of Theoretical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry
2010	Professor Paul Brakefield	Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
2010	Professor Peter Horton	Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
2009	Professor Neil Hunter	Professor of Biogenesis, Organisation and Function of Membranes and Krebs Chair in Biochemistry
2009	Professor Maurice Skolnick	Professor of Condensed Matter Physics and Co-Director of the EPSRC National Centre for III-V Technologies
2008	Professor Christopher Hunter	Professor in the Department of Chemistry and EPSRC Senior Research Fellow
2006	Professor Richard Jones	Professor of Physics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation
2004	Professor Tim Birkhead	Professor of Behavioural Ecology in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
2004	Professor Tony Cullis	Professor of Semiconductor Nanocharacterisation in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
2002	Professor Philip Ingham	Professor of Developmental Genetics and Director of the MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics
2001	Professor Keith Burnett	Vice-Chancellor of the University
1998	Professor J Philip Grime	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
1992	Professor Geoffrey Greenwood	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
1990	Professor Sir David Read	Emeritus Professor of Plant Science in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
1986	Professor Charles Stirling	Professor in the Department of Chemistry
1986	Professor John Guest	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
1984	Professor Peter Maitlis	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry. He was also a member of the Royal Society Council from 1991 to 1993.
1977	Professor Bruce Bilby	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)

The Royal Academy of Engineering is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering. Election to The Academy is by invitation only with up to 60 Fellows are elected each year from nominations made by existing Fellows.

2010	Professor Mike Hounslow	Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering
2008	Professor David Owens	Professor of Control and Systems Engineering
2005	Professor Peter Fleming	Professor of Industrial Systems and Control
2005	Professor Keith Ridgway	Professor of Design and Manufacture and Research Director for the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing
2003	Professor David Howe	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering
2003	Professor Derek Linkens	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering
2003	Professor Hywel Davies	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
2001	Professor David Lerner	Professor of Professor of Environmental Engineering
2001	Professor Rod Smallwood	Professor of Computational Systems Biology
2001	Professor Geof Tomlinson	Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering and currently the Director of the Dainton-Boucher Institute
1993	Professor Ray Allen	Professor of Chemical Engineering
1978	Professor Jim Swithenbank	Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering