Professor Philip Boyd FRSNZ elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London

Professor Boyd is one of over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world elected this year.  

“I am honoured to be elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, and especially proud of this recognition for our important work to better understand the interactions between ocean biogeochemistry, Earth's carbon cycle, and climate,” said Professor Boyd, who is a biogeochemical oceanographer at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS).

Professor Boyd’s research has revealed how environmental controls like the essential nutrient, iron, determine the scale of productivity in the modern, past and future ocean.

Royal Society President, Sir Adrian Smith, welcomed the latest cohort of outstanding researchers. They join Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Dorothy Hodgkin in Fellowship. 

“Their achievements represent the very best of scientific endeavour, from basic discovery to research with real-world impact across health, technology and policy.

“The strength of the Fellowship lies not only in individual excellence, but in the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences each new member brings." 

Read more about Philip on the University of Tasmania's website.

See the full list of new Royal Society Fellows.