Women in Physics: an interview with Helen Gleeson

2024/02/22 · 1 voice
Decision Sciences · Social Sciences · #Career Development and Diversity #Research, Science, and Academia #Science and Science Education

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openalex publication_date 2024/02/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Helen Gleeson is an experimental physicist working in soft matter. She has held leadership positions in both the University of Manchester and the University of Leeds where she is currently the Cavendish Professor of Physics. The focus of her research is in the physics of liquid crystals, both from a fundamental and applied perspective.

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• This week, we are revisiting the Q&As we published as part of the Women in Physics collection in 2024. Celebrating women and girls in science! doi.org/10.1038/s420... [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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