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was appointed professor at UCL in 1977. Michael was elected a fellow of
the Royal Society in 1985 and was awarded the Ewing Medal of the
Institution of Civil Engineers. He was a senior SERC fellow and served on
the IMA Council. In 1991 he was appointed director of the Centre for
Nonlinear Dynamics at UCL. He is currently editor of the Royal Society’s
Philosophical Transactions (Series A) which is the world’s longest running
scientific journal. His scientific interests include nonlinear dynamics and
their applications. His recreations include walking, tennis and astronomy
with his grandson Ben, shown above.

G. Roberts

Gareth Roberts’ research interests are centred on the quantum dynamics
of ultrafast laser–molecule interactions and molecular collisions. He was
brought up in South Wales and holds degrees from the Universities of
London and Cambridge. His interest in ultrafast phenomena was triggered
in 1989 by an inspirational stay as a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow in the
laboratory of Professor A. H. Zewail at the California Institute of
Technology. He is 36 years old and is currently a Royal Society University
Research Fellow at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Churchill
College, Cambridge.