Imperial College London scores a hat-trick in the New Year’s Honours

Three leading figures at Imperial College London 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, became a Dame. While Melanie Thody, the College’s Director of Access and Head of Outreach, rhas been awarded 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 says: ‘I am delighted to have been nominated for the New Year’s Honour, and would like to thank all those, including my wife Bev and children Amelia, Conor and Eliza, who have supported me in my work over the last decade at Imperial. They have been key to the success that I have enjoyed.’

Melanie Thody, who first joined Imperial in 1990 as Schools Liaison Officer, is recognised with an MBE for services to science communication.

Also honoured is Professor Sue Ion, who receives a DBE for services to science and engineering. A visiting academic to Imperial’s Department of Materials, Professor Ion is a leading figure with the UK’s nuclear industry. An alumni of Imperial, she completed both her first class metallurgy undergraduate degree and her PhD at the College.

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