Tom McLeish | |
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Born | Thomas Charles Buckland McLeish 1 May 1962 |
Died | 27 February 2023 | (aged 60)
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | British citizenship |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Spouse | Julie Elizabeth King (m. 1984) |
Children | 4 children |
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Thesis | Molecular models of polymeric flows (1987) |
Website | tcbmcleish |
Thomas Charles Buckland McLeish FRS FRSC FInstP (1 May 1962 – 27 February 2023) was a British theoretical physicist.
His work is renowned for increasing understanding of the properties of soft matter. This is a matter that can be easily changed by stress – including liquids, foams and biological materials. He was a professor in the Durham University Department of Physics and director of the Durham Centre for Soft Matter, a multidisciplinary team that works across physics, chemistry, mathematics and engineering.[2] He also was the first Chair of Natural Philosophy at the University of York.