Dr. Suzie Sheehy
Suzie Sheehy is a physicist, science communicator and academic who divides her time between her research groups at the University of Oxford and University of Melbourne. Her research addresses both curiosity-driven and applied areas and is currently focused on developing new particle accelerators for applications in medicine.
An award-winning public speaker, presenter and science communicator, Suzie is dedicated to sharing science beyond the academic community. Her 2018 TED talk has been viewed over 1.8M times and she has been an expert TV presenter for a number of Discovery Channel shows including four seasons of Impossible Engineering. In her talks and shows, Sheehy loves to bring real-life demonstrations and experiments, and she has shared these with hundreds of thousands of audience members. 'The Matter of Everything' is her first book.
(For colleagues and collaborators, University of Melbourne page is here.)
2016, Institute of Physics HEPP group Science in Society Prize
2011, Institute of Physics, Finalist Very Early Career Physics Communicator Award
2010, British Science Association Lord Kelvin Award
2010, University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Civic Award