The University of Nottingham's Robert Mokaya joins the likes of Stephen Hawking and Isaac Newton
Robert Mokaya, from the University of Nottingham, was announced as one of the latest fellows at the Royal SocietyAn academic who is believed to be the country's only black professor of chemistry has been elected fellow of the Royal Society.
The university said Prof Mokaya's research in the area of porous carbons as sustainable energy materials had been pivotal.He said: "I'm delighted and honoured to be elected a fellow of the Royal Society, and very grateful to the excellent students and postdocs that I have had over the years and to my collaborators and mentors.
"I am also grateful to those who have supported my work at the School of Chemistry and across the university."Its previous fellows and foreign members have included Stephen Hawking, Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.
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