Once a physicist: index

• Leonor Sierra, May 2012
  Leonor Sierra is international science and policy manager at the London-based charity Sense About Science, which aims to help people make sense of scientific and medical claims.
• Brad Trost, April 2012
  Brad Trost is the Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Humboldt, Canada. Before entering politics, he worked as an exploration geophysicist
• Craig Breslow, February 2012
  Craig Breslow is a US professional baseball player who has pitched for five Major League teams, including the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics
• John Fulljames, January 2012
  John Fulljames is the associate director of opera at the Royal Opera House in London
• Martijn van Calmthout, December 2011
  Martijn van Calmthout is the chief science editor at the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, based in Amsterdam
• Hannu Rajaniemi, November 2011
  Hannu Rajaniemi is an Edinburgh-based science-fiction writer whose first novel, The Quantum Thief, is published by Gollancz in paperback this month
• Bart Larson, September 2011
  Bart Larson is the co-owner and operator of the Mt. Begbie Brewing Company in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
• Jimmy Bartolotta, August 2011
  Jimmy Bartolotta is a basketball player who studied physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has played professionally in Italy and Iceland
• The Invisible Physicist, July 2011
  To coincide with this issue on invisibility, this month's column profiles an "invisible physicist"
• Paul Friedlander, June 2011
  Paul Friedlander is a London-based light sculptor and scientific artist
• Andy Love, May 2011
  Andy Love is the Member of Parliament for Edmonton, UK
• Rob Cook, April 2011
  Rob Cook is vice-president of advanced technology at Pixar Animation Studios
• Ene Ergma, February 2011
  Ene Ergma has served as the Speaker of Estonia's parliament, the Riigikogu, since 2007
• Roshan Rivetna, January 2011
  Roshan Rivetna is a Zoroastrian matchmaker and former editor of FEZANA Journal, the official publication of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America
• Phil Bredesen, December 2010
  Democrat Phil Bredesen has served as Governor of Tennessee since 2002
• David Rosenthal, November 2010
  David Rosenthal is an artist based in Cordova, Alaska, who specializes in painting and drawing Arctic and Antarctic landscapes
• John Hemming, October 2010
  John Hemming is the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley, UK
• Liv Boeree, September 2010
  Liv Boeree is a professional poker player and winner of the 2010 European Poker Tour
• John Gottman, August 2010
  John Gottman is a psychologist who specializes in the study of relationships
• Jean Boulton, July 2010
  Jean Boulton is a visiting fellow, specializing in complexity theory, at Cranfield and Bristol business schools
• Marianne Dyson, June 2010
  Marianne Dyson is a freelance writer and former NASA flight controller
• Fausto Morales, May 2010
  Puzzle-games designer Fausto Morales describes his career as "a nomadic adventure in pursuit of interesting problems"
• B S Prakash, April 2010
  B S Prakash is India's ambassador to Brazil
• Amira Sa'id, March 2010
  Amira Sa'id is a professional belly-dancer
• David Roy, February 2010
  David Roy is a sculptor who produces spring-driven moving artworks through his company Wood That Works
• Tom Wanne, January 2010
  Tom Wanne is the chief executive officer of a saxophone-mouthpiece manufacturer, Theo Wanne Classic Mouthpieces
• Steve MacLean, December 2009
  Astronaut Steve MacLean is president of the Canadian Space Agency
• Elspeth Drayson, November 2009
  The co-owner and administrator of Drayson Racing, a Le Mans Series motor-racing team
• Kathryn Jackson, October 2009
  The senior vice president and chief technology officer at Westinghouse Electric Company
• Subramaniam Ramadorai, September 2009
  The chief executive of Tata Consultancy Services
• Conrad C Lautenbacher Jr, August 2009
  Retired US Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C Lautenbacher Jr served as the administrator of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 2001 to 2008
• Bruce McWilliams, July 2009
  Life at the top of a semiconductor company
• Scott Russell Sanders, June 2009
  The essayist and English professor with his roots in physics
• Nick Horvath, May 2009
  From physics to professional basketball
• Vijay Iyer, April 2009
  From physics to acclaimed jazz musician
• David Florence, March 2009
  The Nottingham University graduate who won a silver medal in canoeing at the Beijing Olympics
• Zhengrong Shi, February 2009
  From laser physics to solar power: the founder and chief executive of Suntech Power
• Christine Rice, January 2009
  How a physics degree at Oxford led to a career in opera
• Ali Parsa, December 2008
  The managing partner of Circle private-healthcare partnership
• Subhankar Banerjee, October 2008
  From physics to Arctic photography
• Theo Jansen, October 2008
  The Dutch artist who makes “living” beach sculptures that can move
• Umberto Guidoni, September 2008
  Umberto Guidoni is a former astronaut and a member of the European Parliament, belonging to the Party of Italian Communists
• Al Powell, August 2008
  A life in mountain running
• Frank Reed, July 2008
  The creator of innovative desktop map software on making history come to life
• Once a physicist:Eddie Morland, May 2008
  The journey from British Rail to head of the UK's Heath and Safety Laboratory
• Ian Leigh, May 2008
  From the National Physical Laboratory to director of Postwatch
• Kris Gopalakrishnan, April 2008
  An interview with the chief executive of Indian-based IT giant Infosys
• Salvator Roberto Amendolia, February 2008
  The science attaché to the Italian Embassy in London
• Chris Rapley, February 2008
  The new boss of London’s Science Museum on solar flares, climate change and communicating with the public
• Tony Hey, January 2008
  Microsoft's vice president for external research explains what he does
• Alastair Reynolds, December 2007
  The jump from space science to science fiction
• Fred Kavli, November 2007
  A generous mind
• Ray Bowden, October 2007
  The City financier with a taste for wine
• Chandrika Nath, September 2007
  From particle physics to science advisor
• Sergi Jordà , August 2007
  The inventor of the 3D display industry
• Lenny Lipton, July 2007
  The inventor of the 3D display industry
• Walter Ray Williams Jr, June 2007
  Statistics separates strikes from spares
• Burnaby Q Orbax, May 2007
  Fire balls inspired the study of physics
• Mike Long, April 2007
  Speechwriter and newspaper columnist based in Washington DC
• Elon Musk, March 2007
  Internet entrepreneur sets his sights on space
• Randall Munroe, February 2007
  Cartoonist ponders the physics of humour