Lynn Gladden

Early life and education Gladden was born on 30 July 1961. Her father is John Montague Gladden and her mother is Sheila Faith Deverell. in physical chemistry in 1987. She also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Physics from the University of Oxford. and has been a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge since 1999.

Gladden is the lead researcher at the university's magnetic resonance research centre (MRRC). She is chair of the judging panel for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Gladden was appointed as a non-executive director of British Land in March 2015.

Honours and awards She is a Chartered Chemist, a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).

Gladden was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to academic and industrial research in chemical engineering.