About Rachel C. Thomson
Born 1950. Rachel C. Thomson is a British engineer.
Research and career
After Thomson received her PhD she continued to work in Cambridge as a postdoctoral research fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge, In 2002, she was promoted to a Personal Chair (i.e. full Professor) and in 2006, she became Director of the Materials Research School.
Awards and honours
Her awards include: 2018 East Midlands Inspirational Female Leader of the Year and Outstanding Woman in Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics (STEM) – East Midlands Women's Awards (EMWA). 2018 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) 2009 Elected a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining 2003 Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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Rachel C. Thomson was born in 1950.
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Sources & further reading
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