UWI’s Michael Taylor elected to World Academy of Sciences
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Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Professor Michael Taylor, has been elected to the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
The Jamaican climate change expert was among new fellows elected to the TWAS this year. Taylor was elected for his work in the field of earth, climate and environmental sciences.
This year’s class includes fellows from 25 countries as well as a Nobel laureate. The election of the new fellows is effective starting on January 1, 2024, bringing the total TWAS membership to over 1,400.
The UWI professor was nominated for his research aimed at filling a Caribbean climate information gap and positioning the region to understand and cope with its threat. His research includes dynamic theories about Caribbean climate, the associations with large-scale global drivers, the modulating roles of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the importance of the Caribbean low-level jet.
Many awards won over the years
His work has been used for seasonal prediction and in regional early warning systems. Taylor is a member of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences and has received the TWAS Prize for Young Scientists in Developing Countries by the Caribbean Academy of Sciences – Trinidad and Tobago.
He has also won the Anthony B. Sabga Caribbean Laureate for Excellence – Science; the Gold Award: Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association, and The University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research Achievements, among others.
Taylor considers it an honour to have been nominated and elected. In his words, “It is a recognition not just for me but also for the science of the region.”
For 40 years, TWAS has been a leading force in developing crucial scientific capabilities in some of the most underdeveloped countries in the world.
TWAS is a global science academy founded in 1983 in Trieste, Italy, which supports sustainable prosperity through research, education, policy, and diplomacy. With its partners, it has graduated over 1,000 PhDs and offered hundreds of postdoctoral fellowships to developing world scientists.
The academy also hosts prestigious scientific awards in the Global South, has offered numerous research grants, and supports exchange visits for scientists. TWAS is a programme unit of UNESCO.
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