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The heartbeat of the stars
Yvonne Elsworth FRS FInstP FRAS is an Irish physicist, Professor of Helioseismology and Poynting Professor of Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham.
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Education
In 1970 Elsworth graduated with honours from the University of Manchester with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. In 1976 she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the School of Physics at the University of Manchester.
Research
Elsworth's research interests include: helioseismology, solar physics, solar variability, asteroseismology, stellar physics and stellar variability. Her research has been funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
Awards and honours
Elsworth was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2015 for her work on helioseismology. Her certificate of election reads:
In 2011 she was awarded the Payne-Gaposchkin Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics (IoP). Elsworth is also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS).