New Year’s Honours for Imperial staff

New Year?s Honours for Imperial staff. Three leading figures recognised for contributions to science %0A " - Monday 11 January 2010 - By Abigail Smith The contributions to science and science communication of three leading figures at Imperial have been recognised in the 2010 New Year's Honours. Professor Donal Bradley , Deputy Principal of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Director of the Centre for Plastic Electronics and Lee-Lucas Professor of Experimental Physics, is awarded a CBE, Visiting Professor Sue Ion, a key figure in the nuclear power industry, becomes a Dame and Melanie Thody, the College's Director of Access and Head of Outreach, receives an MBE. Professor Bradley is recognised for his pioneering research into electronic materials and devices, with successful applications including the development of polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs), which have been translated into lightweight, low-power displays for products such as mobile phones. Professor Bradley joined Imperial in 2000 to lead the College's research on molecular electronic materials and devices. His work was recognised with a Research Excellence Award in 2006, which are awarded by the College for work that demonstrates high academic achievement and has significant future potential. He became Head of the Department of Physics in 2005, before taking up his present role of Deputy Principal of Natural Sciences in 2008.