Julia Higgins

Professor
Dame Julia Higgins
DBE FRS FREng HonFInstP
Professor Dame Julia Higgins DBE FRS FREng HonFInstP
	Higgins in 2019
Born	Julia Stretton Downes; 1 July 1942; Surbiton, London, England
Alma mater	Somerville College, Oxford (MA, DPhil)
Awards	Sir Frank Whittle Medal (2020); Holweck Prize (2006); DBE (2001); FRS (1995); FREng (1999);
	Scientific career
Fields	Polymer science; Neutron scattering;
Institutions	Imperial College London; University of Manchester; Institut Laue–Langevin;
Thesis	Inelastic scattering of neutrons from clathrate inclusion compounds and molecules in molecular sieves (1968)
Website	www.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.higgins

Dame Julia Stretton Higgins (née Downes; born 1 July 1942) is a British polymer scientist. Since 1976, she has been based at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London, where (since 2007) she is emeritus professor and senior research investigator.

Professor Dame Julia Higgins DBE FRS FREng HonFInstP
Higgins in 2019
Born	Julia Stretton Downes (1942-07-01) 1 July 1942 Surbiton, London, England
Alma mater	Somerville College, Oxford (MA, DPhil)
Awards	Sir Frank Whittle Medal (2020) Holweck Prize (2006) DBE (2001) FRS (1995) FREng (1999)
Scientific career
Fields	Polymer science Neutron scattering
Institutions	Imperial College London University of Manchester Institut Laue–Langevin
Thesis	Inelastic scattering of neutrons from clathrate inclusion compounds and molecules in molecular sieves (1968)

Website	www.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.higgins