George Kalmus

George Ernest Kalmus, CBE, FRS

Kalmus was Associate Director (1986–94) and Director of Particle Physics (1994–97) at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

He was a visiting professor (1984–2000) at the Physics and Astronomy Department at University College London and was made a fellow there in 1998. 1998 – Fellow of University College London

Personal life Kalmus' brother, Peter Kalmus, is also a British particle physicist. A press release from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) in 2002 commented that "A particle physicist in the family is a rare occurrence. That there should be two and both be leaders of the field is even more unusual, yet Professors Peter and George Kalmus have achieved this".

George was married to Ann Kalmus (died 2021) with whom he has three daughters. He died at home on 27 May 2026, aged 91, after a long period of ill-health.