Ann Marks

Ann Marks MBE CPhys FInstP (24 July 1941 – 9 October 2016) was a British physics teacher and science communicator.[1]

Ann Marks

MBE CPhys FInstP
Born(1941-07-24)24 July 1941
Died9 October 2016(2016-10-09) (aged 75)
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Liverpool
Known forPromoting women in physics
SpouseNeil Marks
AwardsIOP Phillips Award, 2013
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Liverpool

Biography

Marks obtained a scholarship and studied at the University of Liverpool, receiving a BSc in physics in 1963. She also trained as a Qualified Teacher.[2] She moved to Grenoble in 1987 to work on the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, before returning to England a few years later.[2] Marks was heavily involved with volunteering for the Institute of Physics (IOP) Women in Physics Committee from 1995.[3] Marks founded the UK Young Woman Physicist Award (now the Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize) in 2007. She was also active with the European Platform of Women Scientists (EPWS) at a similar time.[1]

She ran very successful workshops, with the aim of attracting young girls into science.[1] Marks was awarded Membership of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for "services to Physics" in 2007.[4] Marks often published articles about the status of women in Physics in the United Kingdom.[5] Some of her publications were co-authored with Gillian Gehring.[6]

Personal life

Marks was married to Neil Marks, with whom she shared the Phillips Award in 2013.[7] She was also a Methodist lay preacher.[2]

Awards and honours

See also

References
  1. Mühlenbruch, Brigitte; Hermann, Claudine (18 October 2016). "In Memory of Ann Marks". European Platform of Women Scientists.
  2. "Ann Marks (1941–2016)". Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020.
  3. Williams, Heather (24 January 2017). "Obituary for Ann". IOP Women in Physics Group.
  4. "Queen's Birthday Honours 2007". BusinessLive. 15 June 2007.
  5. "Authors: marks, ann : Search". aip.scitation.org.
  6. Gehring, Gillian; Marks, Ann (20 August 2002). "The Current Status of Women in Physics in the United Kingdom". AIP Conference Proceedings. 628 (1): 235–236. doi:10.1063/1.1505349.
  7. "Phillips Award recipients". Institute of Physics.
  8. "Cricketer and officers honoured". 16 June 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Ann Marks Award Nomination Criteria – Department of Physics – University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk.
  10. "Ann Marks memorial lecture and prize". www.iop.org. IOP Merseyside Branch. 30 March 2017.
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