Women in Science 2020
The Liverpool Physics Department is marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2020 with profiles of our female physicists, ranging from undergraduate to postgraduate to research fellow to professor. We are celebrating the critical role of women and girls in science, technology, and in particular in physics. Our profiles include personal stories from across our department to inspire the next generation of girls into physics and current female physicists to reach their full potential.
Leanne Jones
“It’s not too late to find what you love and pursue it?”
Dr Emilia Cruz Alaniz
“[T]he journey will be tough, but rewarding in the most unexpected ways.”
Olivia Voyce
“I desire a career where I can continue to learn about the world around us and work with a diverse range of people”.
Dr Eva Vilella-Figueras
“Gender-diverse environments benefit from a variety of perspectives that enable more creativity and productivity. We clearly need more women in physical sciences and engineering.“
Glória de Sá Pereira
"In my second year of university, half way through the semester I realised I was the only girl in the laboratory room, and I remember thinking how strange that this was “normal”."
Hannah Brown
"I believe that we all have a duty to work to implement positive changes so that science is an environment where all individuals – including women – are welcomed, valued and respected."
Prof Monica D'Onofrio
“[V]ery soon I realized that being a physicist and trying to uncover the secrets of Nature was really my dream.”
Jennifer Graham
“When people ask me why I chose to study physics...I simply loved learning about it.”
Molly Ellen Clarke
“Dare to surprise people, dare to be unconventional.”
Rhiannon Jones
"I adamantly didn’t care that physics wasn’t deemed a ‘girly’ subject, and couldn’t comprehend why such a stigma would put people off pursuing something they enjoyed."