Our members
Membership of the Institute is for everyone who has an interest in the subject and its future. Our members come from diverse backgrounds and follow many different careers; many are directly involved in physics but as many are using their physics training in a wide range of businesses.
Here are some profiles which illustrate the breadth of our membership and the value of being part of the physics community.
Professor Janice Barton, Professor of Experimental Mechanics
"I think of myself as a physicist, " says Prof Janice Barton, professor of experimental mechanics in the School of Engineering Sciences at the University of Southampton ...
Dr Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief
"I got absolutely gripped by astronomy as a seven year old after I was given a book about the stars," recalls Dr Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, and Fellow of both the IOP and the Royal Astronomical Society ...
Chris Daly, Head of Physics, Rickmansworth School
"I had fantastic physics teachers when I was at school," says Chris Daly, Head of Physics and Assistant Head of Science at Rickmansworth School in Hertfordshire ...
Dr Natalia Martsinovich, Research Assistant
"My research is on the border between chemistry and physics," says Dr Natalia Martsinovich, a Research Associate in physical chemistry at King's College London, and an Associate member of the IOP ...
Diarmaid Mac Mathúna, Video Producer
"I had a very enthusiastic physics teacher at secondary school," says Diarmaid Mac Mathúna, head of production at Dublin-based independent TV company Agtel ...
Dr Axel Ekani Nkodo, Research Manager
"The group I work in looks at what kinds of materials could be used in hair care products to deliver benefits like softness and shine to consumers," says physicist Dr Axel Ekani Nkodo, Research Manager for the Hair Care Group at Unilever ...
Una O'Connor, Medical Physicist
"I'd definitely encourage people to enter medical physics if they are interested in using physics for a practical application ..."
Dr Graeme Reid, Government Advisor
"I advise Ministers on Government policy and spending on scientific research, and also on how to get the highest possible economic impact from that research," says Dr Graeme Reid, physicist, engineer, and Fellow of the IOP ...
Alexander Robinson, Physics Student
Undergraduate physics student Xander Robinson can clearly remember the day that ignited his interest in physics. "I was twelve years old and had stayed over at my friend's house. In the morning I got chatting about quantum physics to his older brother ...
Dr John Viney, Venture Capitalist
"I started making money and building businesses from a young age," says Dr John Viney, a venture capitalist, and co-founder of Board advisors...
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