Schmidt Science Fellows Academic Council Member Professor Ros Rickaby has been recognized by Royalty in the UK New Year Honours for her contribution to research.
Professor Rickaby, a marine biogeochemist and Chair of Geology at the University of Oxford, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours.
The prestigious awards recognize individuals for exceptional achievement, service, and contribution to society.
Professor Rickaby was honored for services to biogeochemistry.
She said: “I am absolutely gobsmacked, humbled, and hugely grateful to receive this recognition from His Royal Highness, King Charles.”
Professor Rickaby’s work focuses on complex interactions between the evolution of organisms, ocean chemistry, atmospheric composition, and Earth’s climate. It utilizes a combination of geochemical, microbiological, and genomic approaches to read the geological history of both climate and the coevolution of life and the chemical environment.
She added: “All of my research, and indeed my life, has flourished through the support of, and interactions with brilliant older and younger minds from across the world. I hope that the entire team can share in a warm swell of pride as we continue the push towards a sustainable future.”
As a Schmidt Science Fellows Academic Council Member, Professor Rickaby provides bespoke mentoring to individual Fellows. The Academic Council also acts as an advisory group to our Program leadership.
Schmidt Science Fellows would like to congratulate all those in science, innovation, and research who were recognized in the New Year Honours.
