Sarah Thompson (physicist)
Sarah Thompson MBE | |
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| Alma mater | Durham University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Condensed matter physics |
| Institutions | University of York |
| Thesis | The magnetic properties of plastically deformed steels (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Brian Keith Tanner |
Sarah Madeleine Thompson MBE is a British physicist. Thompson is associate dean (research) for the Faculty of Science at the University of York. She was head of the Department of Physics at the University of York from 2011 to 2017. She is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and she was Vice President of Institute of Physics (science and innovation) until 2019.
Her research primarily focuses on thin film magnetic materials and nano-thermal imaging. She won an award from the Institute of Physics for the Public Awareness of Physics.