Shohini Ghose | |
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Alma mater | University of New Mexico Miami University |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Wilfrid Laurier University University of Calgary |
Thesis | Quantum And Classical Dynamics Of Atoms In A Magneto‐optical Lattice (2003) |
Shohini Ghose is a quantum physicist and Professor of Physics and Computer Science at Wilfrid Laurier University.[1] She has served as the president of the Canadian Association of Physicists (2019-2020),[2] co-editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Physics,[3] and the Director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science.[1] She was named a 2014 TED Fellow[4] and a 2018 TED Senior Fellow.[5] In 2019 she appeared on the Star TV show TED Talks India Nayi Baat hosted by Shah Rukh Khan.[6] In 2017 she was elected to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.[7] Her book Clues to the Cosmos was released in India in December 2019. In 2020, she was selected as an NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering.[8]