Prof Marie Edmonds elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society

Many congratulations to Queens’ Fellow and Vice-President, Professor Marie Edmonds, on her election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society — one of the highest honours in the scientific community.

“I am humbled and honoured to become a Fellow of the Royal Society and to be recognised in this way by my distinguished scientific peers. I would like to thank all of the wonderful students, postdocs and colleagues I have collaborated with over the years and I look forward to working with the Society to promote science for the benefit of humanity.”

Professor Marie Edmonds

Alongside her roles at Queens’, Marie is also Professor of Volcanology and Petrology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Her research spans the fields of volcanology, igneous petrology, tectonics, atmospheric science and economic geology.

As per the official announcement, Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, commented on the appointment of this year’s cohort, saying:

“Their achievements represent the very best of scientific endeavour, from basic discovery to research with real-world impact across health, technology and policy.”

Prof Edmonds now joins a highly prestigious cohort of Fellows and Foreign Members whose ground-breaking work has shaped science and society for generations. The list includes some of history’s most influential figures, such as Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Dorothy Hodgkin.

Queens’ President, Dr Mohamed A. El-Erian, said:

“It’s been an incredible privilege to work with her at Queens’ and witness firsthand how effectively she manages all her responsibilities and her beneficial impact on so many. Huge congrats, Marie.”

Professor Edmonds’ election to the Royal Society marks a significant professional achievement and reflects the breadth and impact of her work. From everyone at Queens’, congratulations, Marie.

Marie joins eight other Cambridge researchers honoured in these awards:

• Professor Ed Bullmore, Professor of Psychiatry and former Head of the Department of Psychiatry.
• Professor Gábor Csányi, Professor of Molecular Modelling at the Department of Engineering and a Fellow of Pembroke College
• Professor Judith Driscoll, Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, and a Fellow of Trinity College.
• Professor Julian Hibberd, Head of the Department of Plant Sciences and a Fellow of Emmanuel College
• Dr Gregory Jefferis, Joint Head of the Neurobiology Division at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Director of Research of the Department of Zoology
• Professor Jason Miller, Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics and a Fellow of Trinity College.
• Professor Andrew Pitts, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Computer Science in the University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology, and an Emeritus Fellow of Darwin College.
• Dr Marta Zlatic, Programme Leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, and Director of Research in the Department of Zoology. She is also a Fellow of Trinity College.

Sources:

https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/05/new-fellows/

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-researchers-elected-as-fellows-of-the-royal-society-2025