Charles Porter Ellington (born 1952)
FRS was a British
zoologist,
emeritus
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Fellow
Downing College, Cambridge
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, and professor emeritus at
University of Cambridge.
Education
Ellington was educated at
Duke University
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where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973.
He moved to Cambridge where he was awarded a Master of Arts degree in 1979 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1982.
Research
Ellington did research on
animal mechanics.
Awards and honours
Ellington was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society in 1998. His nomination reads
References
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British zoologists
Fellows of Downing College, Cambridge
Fellows of the Royal Society
Living people
1952 births