Helen Czerski Biography

Fast Facts

• Has supported the ScienceGrrl Calendar, which features real women doing great science, and appeared in the 2013 calendar as a Bubble Physicist
• Was shortlisted for "Columnist of the Year-Consumer Media" by the Professional Publishers Association in the PPA Awards 2014
• Graduated from Cambridge University in 2001 with a first in Natural Sciences (Physics) and earned a Ph․D․ in experimental explosives physics in 2006
• Worked at the University of Toronto in Canada and Los Alamos National Laboratory in the USA while finishing school
• Worked at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego and the Graduate School of Oceanography in Rhode Island for four years after graduating from college
• Quote: "Spotting a pattern somewhere new can really change your perspective․"
• At the University College of London, her research interests include the optics and acoustics of ocean bubbles, the structure of the bubble plumes caused by breaking waves and the influence of ocean bubbles on the atmosphere
• A physicist, oceanographer and broadcaster, she has presented a number of science programs for the BBC
• Writes a monthly column for "BBC Focus " magazine called "Everyday Science․"
• Loves science, sports, books, creativity and hot chocolate