Philosophical Transactions A : looking forward to 2012

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You have accessMoreSectionsView PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Cite this article Garner C. David 2012Philosophical Transactions A: looking forward to 2012Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.3703–4http://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2011.0406SectionYou have accessEditorialPhilosophical Transactions A: looking forward to 2012 Editor C. David Garner C. David Garner Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author Editor C. David Garner C. David Garner Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author Published:13 January 2012https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2011.0406These are very exciting times for the Royal Society, with new leadership and several other significant developments having taken place recently. Sir Paul Nurse became President just over a year ago; he is a geneticist who studies factors that control the division and shape of cells, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001. Sir Paul has initiated a strategic review to set the future tone and direction of the Royal Society. In March 2011, Dr Julie Maxton became Executive Director and is the first woman to hold this post. Previously, Dr Maxton was Professor of Law, Dean of the Law Faculty and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland and then Registrar of the University of Oxford.In 2010, the Royal Society acquired Chicheley Hall in Buckinghamshire with support from the Kavli Foundation. The Kavli Royal Society International Centre allows the Royal Society to extend its scientific programme significantly, notably by accommodating the Theo Murphy two-day scientific meetings, which bring together internationally leading scientists and engineers in a particular field and up to 90 participants.Sir Paul Nurse sees the Royal Society ‘as the primary advocate for science in the UK combined with having an important role in protecting the high standards needed for science’ (http://royalsociety.org/people/paul-nurse/interview-jan-2011/). This journal endorses these views and is committed to fulfilling both of these aims. Thus, a Theme Issue provides the Guest Editor(s) with an opportunity to significantly advance the scholarship of the chosen topic of current scientific importance by assembling a representative group of international experts and exercising editorial control over their individual contributions. New Theme Issues are welcomed, especially those that cover a topic that crosses the boundaries of traditional scientific disciplines.During 2011, we have published many excellent issues covering a wide range of topics, each devoted to a specific area of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences. Although it is invidious to name particular examples, one merits mention: ‘The sustainable planet: opportunities and challenges for science, technology and society’, organized and edited by Professors Judith Howard and Martyn Chamberlain [1], was the first issue of Philosophical Transactions A to originate as a Theo Murphy Meeting held at the Kavli Centre.I have greatly valued the active support and advice received from Members of the Editorial Board, each of whom is a leading authority in her/his scientific field, and their collective expertise covers the full spectrum of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences. I welcome the new Members of the Editorial Board who commence their (initial) three-year term of office this month and thank the ‘retiring’ Members of the Editorial Board for all the assistance that they have provided to me and my predecessor, Sir Michael Pepper.I look forward to the publication of 24 issues of high quality and scientific distinction in 2012, one of which will celebrate the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing, a scientist widely regarded as the founder of computer science and artificial intelligence.FootnotesThis journal is © 2011 The Royal SocietyReferences1Howard J. A. K.& Chamberlain M.. 2011The sustainable planet: opportunities and challenges for science, technology and society. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 369, 1715-1718doi:10.1098/rsta.2011.0015 (doi:10.1098/rsta.2011.0015). Link, ISI, Google Scholar Next Article VIEW FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD PDF FiguresRelatedReferencesDetails This Issue13 January 2012Volume 370Issue 1958Theme Issue 'Sensor network algorithms and applications' compiled and edited by Niki Trigoni and Bhaskar Krishnamachari Article InformationDOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2011.0406Published by:Royal SocietyPrint ISSN:1364-503XOnline ISSN:1471-2962History: Published online13/01/2012Published in print13/01/2012 License:This journal is © 2011 The Royal Society Citations and impact PDF Download Subjectsenergy