Brian J. Ford

Brian J. Ford
Born1939 (age 84–85)
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Scientist, author and broadcaster

Brian J. Ford HonFLS HonFRMS (born on May 13, 1939 in Corsham, Wiltshire[1]) is an independent research biologist, author, and lecturer, who publishes on scientific issues for the general public. He has also been a television personality for more than 40 years. Ford is an international authority on the microscope.[2] Throughout his career, Ford has been associated with many academic bodies. He was elected a Fellow of Cardiff University in 1986, was appointed Visiting Professor at the University of Leicester,[3] and has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Microscopical Society[4] and of the Linnean Society of London.[5] In America, he was awarded the inaugural Köhler Medal[6] and was recently recipient of the Ernst Abbe medal awarded by the New York Microscopical Society.[7] In 2004 he was awarded a personal fellowship from NESTA,[8] the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. During those three years he delivered 150 lectures in scores of countries, meeting 10,000 people in over 350 universities around the world.

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births: JUN 1939 5a 88 CHIPPENHAM – Brian J. Ford
  2. ^ "Brian J Ford: Life through a microscope". Wiley. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Scientist, Author and Broadcaster to Support University's Developments in E-Learning". Leicester. Leicester, UK. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  4. ^ "New Honorary Fellow Announced". Royal Microscopical Society. Leicester, UK. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Congratulations to our newly-elected Fellows 'honoris causa'". Linnean Society. Leicester, UK. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Brian J Ford wins inaugural Köhler medal in America". ResearchGate. New York, US. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Brian J. Ford Receives the New York Microscopical Society Ernst Abbe Award". Ernst Abbe. New York, US. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ^ "The NESTA Reports by Brian J Ford". Nesta_(charity). Illinois, US. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.