The Royal Society honours Professor Philipp Kukura as newly elected Fellow

The Royal Society honours Professor Philipp Kukura as newly elected Fellow 

Philipp is recognised for his contributions to understanding biomolecules and their interactions using light scattering, notably through his introduction of mass photometry. His label-free mass measurement of single protein molecules in solution has opened new avenues for studying biomolecular interactions, with unprecedented sensitivity and time resolution, in both academic and industrial settings.

Philipp said “I am delighted to receive this honour, a recognition of the work enabled by the unique environment in the Chemistry Department, the Kavli Insitute for Nanoscience Discovery and contributions from many national and international collaborators. Most importantly, it is an acknowledgment of the effort, curiosity and creativity of the students and postdocs that did and continue to do the work in the laboratory”.

Our congratulations to Professor Kukura today, for recognition from The Royal Society  Visit The University of Oxford's news website for the list of eight Oxford academics elected this year.

Election to the Fellowship is one of the highest honours in the scientific world, awarded to individuals who have made impactful contributions to knowledge. The new Fellows join a prestigious lineage of Royal Society members including Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, and Stephen Hawking.

Since April 2021, Oxford University's Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery is proudly serving as a hub for research groups from seven different departments spanning both the medical and physical sciences, including the Kukura Lab from the Department of Chemistry