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'''Sir Christopher Hubert Llewellyn Smith''' (born 19 November 1942) is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fusion.org.uk/cls/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911002216/http://www.fusion.org.uk/cls/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2008|title=Prof Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS|date=11 September 2008}}</ref><ref>[https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/contacts/people/llewellyn-smith Chris Llewellyn Smith home page], Department of Physics, Oxford</ref><ref>[http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/ChrisLlewellynSmith/ Chris Llewellyn Smith home page], Theoretical Physics, Oxford</ref><ref>[https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/profiles/llewellyn-smith/chris-lls-publications-42610.pdf Publications – C. H. Llewellyn Smith], Oxford, January 2018</ref><ref>[https://inspirehep.net/author/profile/C.H.Llewellyn.Smith.1 Scientific publications of Christopher Llewellyn Smith] on INSPIRE-HEP</ref>
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'''Sir Christopher Hubert Llewellyn Smith''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRS|HonFInstP}} (born 19 November 1942) is an [[Emeritus]] Professor of Physics at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fusion.org.uk/cls/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911002216/http://www.fusion.org.uk/cls/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2008|title=Prof Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS|date=11 September 2008}}</ref><ref>[https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/contacts/people/llewellyn-smith Chris Llewellyn Smith home page], Department of Physics, Oxford</ref><ref>[http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/ChrisLlewellynSmith/ Chris Llewellyn Smith home page], Theoretical Physics, Oxford</ref><ref>[https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/profiles/llewellyn-smith/chris-lls-publications-42610.pdf Publications – C. H. Llewellyn Smith], Oxford, January 2018</ref><ref>[https://inspirehep.net/author/profile/C.H.Llewellyn.Smith.1 Scientific publications of Christopher Llewellyn Smith] on [[INSPIRE-HEP]]</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Llewellyn Smith was educated at the [[University of Oxford]] (BA) and completed his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree in [[theoretical physics]] at [[New College, Oxford]] in 1967.<ref name="cv">{{cite web| url=https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/profiles/llewellyn-smith/full-cv-42313.pdf | title=Curriculum Vitae – Professor Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith FRS | publisher=[[Department of Physics, University of Oxford]] | date=November 2017 | accessdate=12 April 2020 }}</ref>
Llewellyn Smith was educated at the University of Oxford (BA) and completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in theoretical physics at New College, Oxford in 1967.<ref name="cv">{{cite web| url=https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/profiles/llewellyn-smith/full-cv-42313.pdf | title=Curriculum Vitae – Professor Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith FRS | publisher=Department of Physics, University of Oxford | date=November 2017 | accessdate=12 April 2020 }}</ref>


==Career and research==
==Career and research==
After his DPhil he worked at the [[Lebedev Physical Institute]] in [[Moscow]], [[CERN]] and then the [[SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory]] before returning to [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] in 1974. Llewellyn Smith was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] in 1984.<ref name="rs">{{cite web| url=https://royalsociety.org/people/christopher-llewellyn-smith-11827/ | title=Christopher Llewellyn Smith | publisher=[[Royal Society]] | accessdate=12 April 2020 }}</ref>
After his DPhil he worked at the Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow, [[CERN]] and then the [[SLAC|SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory]] before returning to Oxford in 1974. Llewellyn Smith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1984.<ref name="rs">{{cite web| url=https://royalsociety.org/people/christopher-llewellyn-smith-11827/ | title=Christopher Llewellyn Smith | publisher=Royal Society | accessdate=12 April 2020 }}</ref>


While Chairman of Oxford Physics (1987–92), he led the merger of five different departments into a single [[Department of Physics, University of Oxford|Physics Department]]. Llewellyn Smith was Director General of [[CERN]] from 1994 to 1998.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Inside story: Llewellyn Smith, world scientist|journal=CERN Courier|date=January 2013|url=http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/52044}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Faces and places: Chris Llewellyn Smith|journal=CERN Courier|date=January 1999|url=http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/27949/1/people2_2-99|access-date=5 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122105/http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/27949/1/people2_2-99|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thereafter he served as Provost and President of [[University College London]] (1999–2002).
While Chairman of Oxford Physics (1987–92), he led the merger of five different departments into a single Physics Department. Llewellyn Smith was Director General of [[CERN]] from 1994 to 1998.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Inside story: Llewellyn Smith, world scientist|journal=CERN Courier|date=January 2013|url=http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/52044}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Faces and places: Chris Llewellyn Smith|journal=CERN Courier|date=January 1999|url=http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/27949/1/people2_2-99|access-date=5 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122105/http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/27949/1/people2_2-99|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thereafter he served as Provost and President of University College London (1999–2002).


===Awards and honours===
===Awards and honours===
Llewellyn Smith received the [[James Clerk Maxwell Medal and Prize]] in 1979, and [[Glazebrook Medal and Prize]] of the [[Institute of Physics]] in 1999 and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 2001. In 2004, he became Chairman of the Consultative Committee for Euratom on Fusion (CCE-FU). Until 2009 he was Director of [[United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | UKAEA Culham Division]], which holds the responsibility for the United Kingdom's [[nuclear fusion|fusion]] programme and operation of the [[Joint European Torus]] (JET). He is a member of the Advisory Council for the [[Campaign for Science and Engineering]].<ref name="CaSE Advisory Council">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/about/who/advisory.htm |title=Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering |accessdate=2011-02-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828110110/http://www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/about/who/advisory.htm |archivedate=28 August 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Llewellyn Smith received the James Clerk Maxwell Medal and Prize in 1979, and Glazebrook Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics in 1999 and was knighted in 2001. In 2004, he became Chairman of the Consultative Committee for Euratom on Fusion (CCE-FU). Until 2009 he was Director of UKAEA Culham Division, which holds the responsibility for the United Kingdom's fusion programme and operation of the Joint European Torus (JET). He is a member of the Advisory Council for the Campaign for Science and Engineering.<ref name="CaSE Advisory Council">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/about/who/advisory.htm |title=Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering |accessdate=2011-02-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828110110/http://www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/about/who/advisory.htm |archivedate=28 August 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>
In 2013, he joined the [[National Institute of Science Education and Research]] (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India as a Distinguished Professor.
In 2013, he joined the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India as a Distinguished Professor.
In 2015, he was awarded the [[Royal Medal]] of the [[Royal Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/awards/royal-medal/|title=Royal Medal|publisher=[[Royal Society]]|accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/awards/royal-medal/|title=Royal Medal|publisher=Royal Society|accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Llewellyn Smith married in 1966 and has one son and one daughter.<ref name="cv" />
Llewellyn Smith married in 1966 and has one son and one daughter.<ref name="cv" />
For more information, see [[wikipedia:Christopher Llewellyn Smith|Wikipedia]].


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Latest revision as of 15:35, 2 April 2026

Sir Christopher Hubert Llewellyn Smith (born 19 November 1942) is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford.[1][2][3][4][5]

Education

Llewellyn Smith was educated at the University of Oxford (BA) and completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in theoretical physics at New College, Oxford in 1967.[6]

Career and research

After his DPhil he worked at the Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow, CERN and then the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory before returning to Oxford in 1974. Llewellyn Smith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1984.[7]

While Chairman of Oxford Physics (1987–92), he led the merger of five different departments into a single Physics Department. Llewellyn Smith was Director General of CERN from 1994 to 1998.[8][9] Thereafter he served as Provost and President of University College London (1999–2002).

Awards and honours

Llewellyn Smith received the James Clerk Maxwell Medal and Prize in 1979, and Glazebrook Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics in 1999 and was knighted in 2001. In 2004, he became Chairman of the Consultative Committee for Euratom on Fusion (CCE-FU). Until 2009 he was Director of UKAEA Culham Division, which holds the responsibility for the United Kingdom's fusion programme and operation of the Joint European Torus (JET). He is a member of the Advisory Council for the Campaign for Science and Engineering.[10] In 2013, he joined the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India as a Distinguished Professor. In 2015, he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society.[11]

Personal life

Llewellyn Smith married in 1966 and has one son and one daughter.[6]

For more information, see Wikipedia.

References

  1. ↑ "Prof Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS". 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008.
  2. ↑ Chris Llewellyn Smith home page, Department of Physics, Oxford
  3. ↑ Chris Llewellyn Smith home page, Theoretical Physics, Oxford
  4. ↑ Publications – C. H. Llewellyn Smith, Oxford, January 2018
  5. ↑ Scientific publications of Christopher Llewellyn Smith on INSPIRE-HEP
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Curriculum Vitae – Professor Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith FRS" (PDF). Department of Physics, University of Oxford. November 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Christopher Llewellyn Smith". Royal Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Inside story: Llewellyn Smith, world scientist" (January 2013). CERN Courier. 
  9. ↑ "Faces and places: Chris Llewellyn Smith" (January 1999). CERN Courier. 
  10. ↑ "Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering". Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  11. ↑ "Royal Medal". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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