Rachel Thomson

Thomson read the Natural Sciences Tripos at Newnham College, Cambridge (BA 1989, MA 1992). In 1992 Thomson subsequently completed her PhD in Materials, also at the University of Cambridge, on the composition of carbide supervised by Harshad Bhadeshia{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|publisher=University of Cambridge|doi=10.17863/CAM.14229|title=Carbide composition changes in power plant steels as a method of remanent creep life prediction|first= Rachel Clare|last=Thomson|date=1992|id={{EThOS|uk.bl.ethos.358485}}|website=cam.ac.uk|oclc=557294046}} {{free access}}{{Cite web |url= http://www.phase-trans.msm.cam.ac.uk/2000/phd.html |title=Phase Transformations and Complex Properties Research Group |website=phase-trans.msm.cam.ac.uk |access-date=2018-11-19}} and funded by National Power and the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC).{{Cite web |url= https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/materials/staff/rachel-thomson/|title=Thomson, Rachel {{!}} Department of Materials {{!}} Loughborough University |website= lboro.ac.uk |language=en |access-date= 2018-11-19}}

After Thomson received her PhD she continued to work in Cambridge as a postdoctoral research fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge, before moving to a lectureship in the Department of Materials at Loughborough University in 1995.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/vco/whos-who/pvc-teaching |title=Vice-Chancellor's Office |publisher= Loughborough University |website=lboro.ac.uk |access-date= 2018-11-19}} In 2002, she was promoted to a Personal Chair (i.e. full Professor) and in 2006, she became Director of the Materials Research School. Her career at Loughborough progressed further as in 2011 she became Head of Department, in 2015 she became Dean of the School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering, and from 2016, Thomson has been the Pro Vice-Chancellor of teaching. Her research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).{{cite web|url=https://gtr.ukri.org/person/2D459361-B31A-4A0A-A33E-E9E40C67C76C|title=UK government grants awarded to Rachel Thomson|website=ukri.org|publisher=United Kingdom Research and Innovation|location=Swindon|author=Anon|year=2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123113242/https://gtr.ukri.org/person/2D459361-B31A-4A0A-A33E-E9E40C67C76C|archive-date=2018-11-23}}

Her awards include:

• 2018 East Midlands Inspirational Female Leader of the Year and Outstanding Woman in Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics (STEM) – East Midlands Women's Awards (EMWA).{{Cite news|url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2018/october/rachel-thomson-wins-inspirational-awards/|title=Professor Rachel Thomson wins two inspirational awards|work=Loughborough University|access-date=2018-11-19|language=en|date=18 September 2018}}
• 2018 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng){{Cite news|url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2018/september/rachel-thomson-elected-fellow-of-raeng/|title=How I became Loughborough's first female Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering|work=Loughborough University|access-date=2018-11-19|language=en|date=18 September 2018}}{{Cite web |date=18 September 2018 |title=50 engineering leaders become Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering |url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/newfellows2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921190904/https://www.raeng.org.uk/newfellows2018 |archive-date=2018-09-21 |access-date=2018-11-19 |website=Royal Academy of Engineering}}
• 2009 Elected a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
• 2005 Rosenhain Medal, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining {{Cite web|url=https://www.iom3.org/award-winners-2005|title=Award winners 2005|website=iom3.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-19}}
• 2003 Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• 1994 E.W. Mueller Outstanding Young Scientist Medal, 42nd International Field Emission Symposium{{Cite web|url=http://fieldemission.org/article.php?id=muller_award|title=EW Müller Outstanding Emerging Scientist Award|website=fieldemission.org|access-date=2018-11-19}}

• {{cite journal|last1=Thomson|first1=R.C|last2=Miller|first2=M.K|title=Carbide precipitation in martensite during the early stages of tempering Cr- andMo-containing low alloy steels|journal=Acta Materialia|volume=46|issue=6|year=1998|pages=2203–2213|issn=1359-6454|doi=10.1016/S1359-6454(97)00420-5|bibcode=1998AcMat..46.2203T}}
• {{cite journal |last1=Roth |first1=H. A. |last2=Davis |first2=C. L. |author-link2=Claire Davis |last3=Thomson |first3=R. C. |title=Modeling solid solution strengthening in nickel alloys |journal=Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A |volume=28 |issue=6 |year=1997 |pages=1329–1335 |issn=1073-5623 |doi=10.1007/s11661-997-0268-2 |bibcode=1997MMTA...28.1329R |s2cid=136526947}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Thomson|first1=R. C.|last2=Bhadeshia|first2=H. K. D. H.|title=Carbide precipitation in 12Cr1MoV power plant steel|journal=Metallurgical Transactions A|volume=23|issue=4|year=1992|pages=1171–1179|issn=0360-2133|doi=10.1007/BF02665048|bibcode=1992MTA....23.1171T|s2cid=136827748}}

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