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Professor Elliott admitted to Royal Irish Academy

26 May, 2020

The founder of IGFS and Professor of Food Safety within the School of Biological Sciences , Professor Chris Elliott has been admitted to the eminent Royal Irish Academy along with two other, distinguished Queen's academics.

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Image courtesy of the Royal Irish Academy.

Prof Elliott joined Prof Christopher Marsh and Prof Steven Bell from Queen's, and 29 other new members for 2020, at a remote ceremony last week.

The members were appointed in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.

  • Professor Christopher Elliott is professor of Food Safety at Queen’s. He leads the use of analytical methods to inform food authenticity, integrity and safety, and to prevent food fraud globally. He founded the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's; developed the ‘Food Fortress’ concept; led an independent government review of the UK food supply system after the horsemeat scandal; and was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017.
  • Professor Christopher Marsh, from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, is professor of Cultural History at Queen’s and a leading scholar of the early-modern period. His major works include the pioneering and celebrated studies, The family of love in English society, 1550–1630 (1994) and Music and society in early modern England (2013), both published by Cambridge University Press.
  • Professor Steven Bell, head of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, is professor of Physical Chemistry at Queen’s. He has made world-leading innovations in Raman spectroscopy. This has directly led to applications in forensic and materials science in areas such as DNA analysis, bacteria detection, foodstuff quality and illegal drug monitoring.
  • Queen’s graduate, honorary graduate and former Professor of Modern History at the University, Professor David Hempton, was also admitted as an honorary member. Professor Hempton is one of the world’s most distinguished historians of religion and is currently Dean of Harvard Divinity School.

Commenting on the development, Prof Elliott said: "To be admitted to such an old, prestigious and respected learned society is a huge honour and I very much look forward to engaging in many activities with the Academy going forward."

Prof Ian Greer, President and Vice-Chancellor at Queen’s University Belfast said: “I am delighted that these highly esteemed academics from Queen’s have been recognised by the Royal Irish Academy for their outstanding academic research and achievements. I warmly congratulate each of them on this honour.”

Welcoming all the newly admitted members, Dr Mary Canning, President of the Royal Irish Academy commented: “Ireland should be immensely proud of these women and men who have brought international acclaim to our country. As members of the Royal Irish Academy they will strengthen our capacity to provide the expert advice Ireland needs at this time.”

The Royal Irish Academy is an all-island independent forum of peer-elected experts. Membership of the Academy is the highest academic honour in Ireland.

The academic body promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service and has been honouring Ireland’s leading contributors to the world of education and learning since its establishment in 1785.

Past members of the Royal Irish Academy include Nobel laureates WB Yeats, Ernest Walton, Erwin Schrödinger and Seamus Heaney.

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