Shohini Ghose
Shohini Ghose | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of New Mexico Miami University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Wilfrid Laurier University Calgary University |
| Thesis | Quantum And Classical Dynamics Of Atoms In A Magneto‐optical Lattice (2003) |
Shohini Ghose is a multi-award winning Professor of Astrophysics at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is the Vice President elect of the Canadian Association of Physicists. She was a 2014 TED Fellow and is a 2018 TED Senior Fellow.
Education
Ghose grew up in India, where she dreamed of becoming an astronaut or a superhero.[1] She moved to Miami University for her undergraduate studies, where she majored in mathematics.[1] She received her PhD from the University of New Mexico in 2003.[1] Her PhD thesis, "Quantum And Classical Dynamics Of Atoms In A Magneto‐optical Lattice", looked at the interaction between atoms and lasers.[2]
Research
She moved to the University of Calgary as a postdoctoral fellow.[1] After only one year of postdoctoral research, she applied to be an Assitant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and moved there in 2005.[1] She remained in the field of quantum physics, working on entanglement and tunnelling. In 2012 she co-authored the first introductory astronomy textbook in Canada.[3] Today her research is focussed on quantum information science.[4] She is interested in uncertainty and teleportation.[5] She is an affiliate of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Balsillie School of International Affairs.[6][7] Ghose is the Vice President elect of the Canadian Association of Physicists.[8]
In 2014 she gave a TEDx talk at Nickel City titled "Breaking barriers with quantum physics", in 2015 "How Quantum Physics Can Help Us Fight Climate Change" and in 2016 "The Surprising Power of Uncertainty" at Thunder Bay.[9][10][11] She spoke at the 2015 Smithsonian Institution Future is Here Festival "Alice in Quantum Wonderland".[12] She has been featured in several online science videos.[13][14][15]
Ghose was one of few women on her PhD physics program.[16] In 2012 Ghose became the founding director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science.[17] In the research exhibit #DistractinglyHonest, Wilfrid Laurier University alumni Eden Henessey explored sexism in science.[18] Their platform #MySTEMStory explores people's lives in physics.[19] In 2016 she was featured in the W Network article,15 awe-inspiring Canadian women you need to know.[20] The Laurier Centre for Women in Science celebrated its fifth birthday in 2017.[21] In 2015 she gave a TEDx talk "What if Einstein had been a woman?".[22] In 2016 she delivered an INKTalk "Women scientists you've never heard of".[23] She created a TEDed video on Marie Curie.[24] She is on the Women in Physics Working Group of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.[25]
Awards
Ghose has won the Wilfrid Laurier University Merit Award several times (2010, 2015, 2016) for services to students.
2004 - Alberta Ingenuity Fellowship[26]
2011 - Shera Bangali Award[27]
2014 - Gifted Citizen[28]
2014 - Mahatma Gandhi Global Achievers award[29][30]
2014 - Women of Waterloo (WOW) Education Award[31]
2014 - American Physical Society Women Physicist of the Month[32][33]
2014 - TED Fellow[34]
2015 - Indo-Canadians The A List[35]
2016 - Rogers Woman of the Year Award[36][37]
2018 - Senior TED Fellow[38]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Women in Physics: Dr. Shohini Ghose". www.cdnsciencepub.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Ghose, Shohini; Alsing, Paul M.; Deutsch, Ivan H.; Jessen, Poul S.; Haycock, David L.; Bhattacharya, Tanmoy; Habib, Salman; Jacobs, Kurt (2003). "Quantum and Classical Dynamics of Atoms in A Magneto-optical Lattice". AIP Conference Proceedings. 676: 283–294. arXiv:quant-ph/0210131. doi:10.1063/1.1612224.
- ^ "UWinnipeg Prof Co-Authors Canada's First Intro Astronomy Textbook | University of Winnipeg | News Centre". news-centre.uwinnipeg.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Dr. Shohini Ghose | Wilfrid Laurier University". www.wlu.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (2017-03-25), Physicist Shohini Ghose on the value of uncertainty in studying science, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ Pandika, Melissa. "Shohini Ghose, Physics Feminista". OZY. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "#308 - Women in STEM: Science for the People". www.scienceforthepeople.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Dr. Shohini Ghose | Wilfrid Laurier University". www.wlu.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ TEDx Talks (2014-11-26), Breaking barriers with quantum physics | Dr. Shohini Ghose | TEDxNickelCity, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ TEDx Talks (2015-12-11), How Quantum Physics Can Help Us Fight Climate Change | Shohini Ghose | TEDxVictoria, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ TEDx Talks (2016-07-18), The surprising power of uncertainty | Shohini Ghose | TEDxThunderBay, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ "Meet Laurier's Quantum Woman: Shohini Ghose | University Affairs". University Affairs. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Wilfrid Laurier University (2012-05-25), Laurier Inspiring Lives: Shohini Ghose, Professor, Physics and Computer Science, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ Partners In Research Canada (2013-07-08), Science Scoop - Episode 16 - Computer Science and Quantum Physics, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ Project Q (2016-08-25), Q3: Interview with Shohini Ghose, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ Pandika, Melissa. "Shohini Ghose, Physics Feminista". OZY. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Laurier Centre for Women in Science | - Wilfrid Laurier University". researchcentres.wlu.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Laurier's #DistractinglyHonest photo-research exhibit addresses sexism in science | Wilfrid Laurier University". www.wlu.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "My STEM Story". mystemstory.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Beer& Science". THEMUSEUM. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Laurier Centre for Women in Science celebrating fifth anniversary with evening of science, art and music | Wilfrid Laurier University". www.wlu.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ TEDx Talks (2015-05-21), What if Einstein had been a woman? | Shohini Ghose | TEDxWaterlooWomen, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ INKtalks (2015-08-05), Shohini Ghose: Women scientists you've never heard of, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ TED-Ed (2017-06-08), The genius of Marie Curie - Shohini Ghose, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ "Alice in Quantum Wonderland". www.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Alberta Ingenuity: Triennial Report" (PDF). Innotech Alberta. 2006. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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- ^ "GIFTED CITIZEN COMMUNITY - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Ghose seen as a 'global' achiever". The Cord. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Winter 2014 Campus Magazine". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ WomenofWaterloo (2014-05-03), Dr Shohini Ghose - Education, retrieved 2018-04-22
- ^ "Page Not Found". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Committee on the Status of Women in Physics Newsletter" (PDF). APS. 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "TED Fellows Program". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Carleton Celebrates New A-List of Indo-Canadians and Friends of India". newsroom.carleton.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "K-W Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year: 2016 Award Recipients". womenoftheyear.oktoberfest.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ staff, Record (2016-10-07). "Oktoberfest Women of the Year". TheRecord.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Laurier Professor Shohini Ghose named TED Senior Fellow | Wilfrid Laurier University". www.wlu.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-22.