We are delighted to announce that Hiranya Peiris has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in its announcement of the 2016 APS Honors!
In his letter to Hiranya, the President of the APS, Homer Neal, states:
“It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) by the APS Council of Representatives at its September 2016 meeting upon the recommendation of the Division of Astrophysics. The number of APS Fellows elected each year is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the membership. It is a prestigious recognition by your peers of your outstanding contributions to physics …. For significant contributions to the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe project, Planck analyses, and the application of advanced statistical techniques to a wide range of astronomical data.”
Read all about it in the UCL Press Release!
