Tom McLeish

Tom McLeish is Professor of Physics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at Durham University, following former academic positions at Cambridge, Sheffield and Leeds. He has won awards for his research on the molecular theory of complex fluid flow, and currently works on applications of physics to biology, and topics in science policy and history. He is also involved in science-communication via radio, TV and schools lectures. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Physical Society and the Royal Society.