ATHENE M DONALD DBE, FRS

Brief Biography

Present Employment :

1998-	Professor of Experimental Physics, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge.

Education :

1971 - 4	Cambridge University, B.A. Natural Sciences (Theoretical Physics) 1st class. Girton College Prize and Graduate Scholarship.

1974 - 7	Cambridge University, Ph.D. College graduate scholarship.

Previous employment:

1977 - 81	Cornell University (Department of Materials Science and Engineering), Postdoctoral associate.

1981 - 3	SERC Fellowship held at the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Cambridge University.

1983 - 5	Royal Society 1983 Research Fellowship held at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge.

1985 - 95	Lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of Cambridge.

1995- 8	Reader in Experimental Physics, University of Cambridge

Honours and Prizes

1989	Charles Vernon Boys Prize of the Institute of Physics.

1989	Samuel Locker Award in Physics (University of Birmingham; £5000)

1995	Rosenhain Medal and Prize (Institute of Materials)

1999	Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

2003	William Hopkins Prize of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

2005	Mott Medal of the Institute of Physics

2006	Bakerian Prize Lecturer of the Royal Society

2009	L’Oreal/UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for Europe

2009	Founders Prize of the IOP Polymer Physics group

2010	Fellow of the Science Museum

2010	Appointed Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to Physics

2010	Faraday Medal of the Institute of Physics

2011	UKRC Women of Outstanding Achievement Award (Lifetime Achievement)

Selected National and International Committees and Responsibilities

1994-7	Member of OST Foresight Technology Panel on Food/Drink

1994-	Member EPSRC College

IOP Schools Lecturer for 1995/6

1999-03	Member Governing Council for BBSRC Institute of Food Research and Science Sub-Committee

Member BBSRC Agrifood Committee

2001	Advisor to RAE in Biophysics

2001	Member Research Council Panel for Basic Technology

2001- 7	Member of the Polymer Physics Group Committee of the IOP

2002-4	Member Physics Strategic Advisory Team for the EPSRC

2002	Member Panel to choose new Director of ESPCI, Paris

2002-6	Member Scientific Steering Committee for 2nd Target Station at ISIS (CLRC)

2003-4	Member BBSRC Strategy Board

Chair BBSRC Panel on Bioinformatics and E-science

2004-8	Chair Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Committee (Physical Sciences) Royal Society

Member Mullard Medal Committee of the Royal Society

Member Scientific Advisory Board for the University of Bristol Physics Department

Member Council of the Royal Society

2005-08	Member RAE 2008 Physics Sub-Panel (UOA 19)

2006-8	Member Royal Society Innovation Panel

2006- 10	1st Chair of Biological Physics Group of the IOP

2006 -	Member International Scientific Committee for ESPCI, Paris

2006 -7	Member Academic Stakeholder Forum for KT Network in Innovative Chemistry (DTI)

2006	Expert Member of Panel for the Chair in Physical Chemistry, Uppsala University

2007 -8	Chair BBSRC review of EBS portfolio

2007-9	Interim Director of the Physics of Medicine Initiative in Cambridge University

2010-	Chair BBSRC Committee C (Technological and Methodological Development) (Deputy Chair 2009)

2010	Member REF Physics Pilot Panel

2011-	Chair Royal Society Education Committee

2011-	Trustee of the National Museum of Science and Industry

Departmental and University Committees and Responsibilities

Elector for the Oliver Gatty Studentship in Cambridge University

Member University Library Syndicate, and Appointments Sub-Syndicates

Member University Library Science Subcommittee

General Board member of Computing Faculty Appointments Committee

2002-5	Member Departmental Senior Management Group

2003- 4	Member Faculty Promotions Panel

2003-5	Deputy Head of Department

2004-5	Member General Board Standard Review Committee of Department of Materials Science

2004	Elector to the 1875 Chair of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Elector to the Schlumberger Professorship of Complex Physical Systems, University of Cambridge

2004-8	Theme leader for Biophysics in the Cavendish –KAIST (Korean) collaboration

Elector to the Herschel Smith Professorship of Physics, University of Cambridge

2004-5	Chair Departmental Personnel Committee

Elector to the Professorship of Medical Physics, University of Cambridge

General Board Appointee on the Senior Promotions Panel for Veterinary Medicine.

Deputy Head of Department with responsibility for Finance and Resources

2005-10	Chair Departmental Finance Committee

2006	Elector to the Goldsmiths Professorship of Materials Science

2006	Elector to the Professorship of Physics and the Jacksonian Professorship of Natural Philosophy

2008-	Member School of Physical Sciences Senior Promotions Panel

2009-	Member University Council

2009-	Member Human Resources Committee

Diversity Work and Responsibilities

2002	Member International Jury for the L’Oreal/Unesco Women in Science Awards

2007-	Director of University of Cambridge WiSETI (Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative)

2008 -	Member University of Cambridge Equality and Diversity Committee

2008	Member Panel L’Oreal For Women In Science Jury (UK Fellowships)

2009-	Chair Athena Forum (Deputy Chair from September 2008-9)

2009	Member University of Cambridge Gender Representation Working Group

2010-	Member Royal Society Equality and Diversity Advisory Network

2010-	Chair University of Cambridge Gender Equality Group

2010-	University of Cambridge Gender Equality Champion

2010	Speaker at the Österreichischer Wissenschaftstag 2010 Wissenschaft und Gender

2010	Chair Panel L’Oreal For Women In Science Jury (UK Fellowships)

Editorial Work and Conference Organisation

1998-9	Symposium organiser on Materials Science of Food at MRS (Boston) Fall 1999 meeting.

Member Editorial Board, Polymer International

1999-01	Member Organising Committee IOM Conference Polymers 01 (Bath)

1999-	Member Advisory Board, Journal Macromolecular Science - Physics

1999-	Member Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

1999-04	Founder Editor-in Chief European Physical Journal E; International Advisor to the Editorial Board 2006-

2001-	Member Macromolecular Physics Board of the European Physical Society

2000-3	Volume Organiser for MRS Bulletin for 2003.

Member Organising Committee for Annual High Polymer Research Group Conference.

2003-5	Member Organising Committee for IOP2005, the Einstein Year Conference, plus the Programme Committee for the Phyics in Biology sub-theme

2003-6	Member CU Philosophical Society Council

2006-	Member Editorial Board for Food Processing and Manufacture

2006-	Co-Chair of organising committee for Faraday Discussion (2008) on the Importance of Polymers in Biology

2008-10	Symposium Organiser for MRS Symposium in 2010 (Protein and peptide self assembly)

2008 -10	Member IUPAC 2010 Advisory Committee

2010	Member Organsising Committee for Physics Meets Biology Meeting

2011-	Editorial Board Member for Reports on Progress in Physics