Laureates award - John Houghton

Contact:
Dr Liz Bentley
+44 (0) 118 9568500                                                                 
liz.bentley@rmets.org

Professor Sir John Houghton

The 2009 “ALBERT EINSTEIN” World Award of Science will be presented to Professor Sir John Houghton, President of the John Ray Initiative. Sir Houghton was President of the Royal Meteorological Society from 1976 until 1978

Sir Houghton, who is an Honorary Member of the Royal Meteorological Society, played a pivotal role in the global research community, through his pioneering work on the remote sensing of the atmosphere from space, his leadership in climate research and monitoring, and his concern for the broader impact of climate on energy, transport and public well-being, not to mention his leading role as chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

The Royal Meteorological Society is the UK’s Professional and Learned Society for Weather and Climate. The Society is a registered charity, based in Reading, UK.

The President of the Society is Professor Julia Slingo OBE, the Chief Scientist at the UK Met Office; the Chief Executive of the Society is Professor Paul Hardaker; and the Head of Communications is Dr Liz Bentley. The Society is contactable via email at chiefexec@rmets.org or via telephone on 0118 956 8500. Its website can be found at www.rmets.org.

THE AWARDS

The “Albert Einstein” World Award of Science was created as a means of recognition to those men and women who have accomplished scientific and technological achievements which have brought progress to science and ensuing benefit to mankind.

The distinctive characteristic of the “Albert Einstein” World Award of Science lies in the fact that each year’s laureate is selected by the Interdisciplinary Committee of the Council, which is made up of highly acknowledged scientists from across the globe.

The “Leonardo da Vinci” World Award of Arts is conferred upon a renowned artist, sculptor, writer, poet, cinematographer, photographer, architect, musician or other performing artist, whose work constitutes a significant contribution to the artistic legacy of the world.

The qualifying jury for the "Leonardo da Vinci" World Award of Arts is composed of internationally renowned art connoisseurs, authorities and members of the World Cultural Council.

 This year, the twenty-sixth Award Ceremony of the World Cultural Council will take place on Wednesday 25th November, at 16.00hrs, in the Academic Hall, Université de Liège, Belgium.