George Kalmus
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George Ernest Kalmus, CBE
Order of the British Empire
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, FRS  (born 21 April 1935) is a British
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 particle physicist.

Kalmus was educated at St Albans County Grammar School and University College, London.

He was Associate Director, 1986–94 and Director, 1994–97 of Particle Physics at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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. He was Visiting Professor, Physics and Astronomy Department, 1984–2000, University College, London and has been a Fellow there since 1998.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
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 in 1988 and made a CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 in 2000.

Kalmus's brother, Peter Kalmus, is also a renowned particle physicist. He is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Queen Mary, University of London
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, and was awarded the Rutherford Medal and Prize
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 in 1988.

He has three daughters, (one of whom is married to John Hoye
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), and five grandchildren.

He currently resides in Abingdon
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with his wife, Ann.
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