Sheila Rowan (physicist)

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Sheila Rowan
CBE FRS FRSE FInstP
Sheila Rowan at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018
Born (1969-11-25) 25 November 1969 (age 54)
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow (BSc, PhD)
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Glasgow
Stanford University
ThesisAspects of lasers for the illumination of interferometric gravitational wave detectors (1995)
Doctoral advisorJames Hough[2]
Websitegla.ac.uk/schools/physics/staff/sheilarowan

Sheila Rowan (born 25 November 1969) is a Scottish physicist and academic, who is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and director of its Institute for Gravitational Research since 2009.[3][4][5] She is known for her work in advancing the detection of gravitational waves. In 2016, Rowan was appointed the (part-time) Chief Scientific Advisor to the Scottish Government.[6]

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  3. ^ "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Physics & Astronomy - Our staff - Prof Sheila Rowan". gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Schools :: School of Physics and Astronomy :: Research :: Research Groups - Institute for Gravitational Research - Our Staff and Students - Personal details". physics.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ^ "University of Glasgow - University news - Archive of news - 2016 - June - Professor Sheila Rowan appointed Chief Scientific Adviser". gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Sheila Rowan, University of Glasgow". aps.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.