Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
The Lord May of Oxford | |
|---|---|
May in 2009 | |
| 59th President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Aaron Klug |
| Succeeded by | Martin Rees |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 18 July 2001 – 2 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert McCredie May 8 January 1936 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 28 April 2020 (aged 84) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Known for | Logistic map, stability-complexity studies |
| Spouse(s) |
Judith Feiner, Lady May
(m. 1962) |
| Awards | |
| Fields | Theoretical ecology |
| Institutions | Imperial College London University of Oxford Harvard University |
| Thesis | Investigations towards an understanding of superconductivity (1959) |
| Doctoral students | |
| Other notable students | Martin Nowak (postdoc) |
| Website | www |
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Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford (8 January 1936 – 28 April 2020) was an Australian scientist who was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University. He held joint professorships at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. He was also a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 2001 until his retirement in 2017.
May was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and an appointed member of the council of the British Science Association. He was also a member of the advisory council for the Campaign for Science and Engineering.