Notable awards FRS (2011)FInstP | ||
Born Thomas Charles Buckland McLeish 1 May 1962 (age 54) ( 1962-05-01 ) Thesis Molecular models of polymeric flows (1987) Doctoral students Kevin O'ConnorNigel ClarkeGraeme BishkoDavid BickJanet JohnsonRichard BlackwellRichard GrahamNathanael InksonWilliam Trewby Alma mater University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) Books Faith and Wisdom in Science People also search for Veronica Strang, Nathanael Inkson, William Trewby, Graeme Bishko Fields Soft matter, Polymer physics, Theoretical physics Notable students Nathanael Inkson, William Trewby, Graeme Bishko Institutions Durham University, University of Leeds, University of Sheffield | ||
Tom mcleish faith and wisdom in science
Thomas Charles Buckland McLeish (born 1962) FRS is a theoretical physicist whose work is renowned for increasing our understanding of the properties of soft matter. This is matter that can be easily changed by stress — including liquids, foams and biological materials. He is 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.
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- Tom mcleish faith and wisdom in science
- Tom mcleish a modern scientist in the footsteps of job
- Education
- Research
- Awards and honours
- Personal life
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Tom mcleish a modern scientist in the footsteps of job
Education
McLeish was educated at Sevenoaks School in Kent and Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984 and a PhD in 1987 for research on fluid dynamics.
Research
Although McLeish's work is mostly theoretical, he also works closely with those performing experiments and in industry. He has made significant advances in modelling the structure and properties of complex entangled molecules, blends of substances that don't usually mix (multiphasic liquids like oil and water) see reptation and crazing. This allows us to more easily predict complex fluid behaviour and processing in an industrial setting. Since 2000 he has increasingly worked on biological physics: applying soft matter physics to self-assembly of protein fibrils, protein fluctuation dynamics and its role in allosteric signaling, and statistical mechanics approaches to evolution. As of 2015 he has published around 200 papers in peer reviewed scientific journals.
Awards and honours
McLeish was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2011 and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP).
Personal life
McLeish's other interests include historical studies of medieval science, and he is a member of the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Durham. Since 1993 he has been a lay preacher in the Anglican Church, delivering sermons at St Michael le Belfrey, York. In 2014 he published a book on the relationship between religion and science called Faith and Wisdom in Science.