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Laurie Winkless
Born
Dundalk, Ireland
Alma materTrinity College
University College, London
Occupation(s)Physicist
Science writer
Websitewww.lauriewinkless.com

Laurie Winkless is a physicist and science writer. A contributor to Forbes Magazine, she has worked with schools and universities, the Royal Society, and The Naked Scientists.[1][2][3]

Winkless was born in Dundalk, Ireland, to engineer father Jackie and theatre director mother Rosemary. She received her B.A. (mod) in Physics with Astrophysics from Trinity College Dublin,[4] worked at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, then returned to school for her M.Sc. in Space Science from University College London. After completing her studies she worked in the Materials Team at the National Physical Laboratory for seven years, with a focus on thermoelectric energy harvesting. She researched the use of nanomaterials in the space industry for the European Space Agency.[3][5][6][7]

While working on her PhD (which she did not complete) Winkless was physics news reporter for the BBC radio show and podcast The Naked Scientists.[8] She then worked for the Nobel Foundation writing press releases and background material on Nobel laureates.[8]

In 2016 she moved to New Zealand with her husband Richard Jackett, a New Zealander. She works in science communications, media training and other science journalism work.[8]

Winkless' first book, Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis (2016),[9] explains the science behind aspects of urban living, including skyscrapers and subways.[10][11][12][13] The book came about after a publisher saw her Twitter account and approached Winkless for book ideas. Winkless refers to Science and the City as her "scientific love-letter to the great cities of the world."[14]

Her second book, Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces (2021)[15] is "about materials and the forces at play on their surfaces".[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leading Lights". National Physical Laboratory. National Physical Laboratory. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Laurie Winkless". Forbes. Forbes News Media LLA. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Appliance of science is key for Laurie". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Wild Geese Seminars". www.tcd.ie. Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Laurie Winkless – Research Councils UK". www.rcuk.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Stage One New Musical Group". Artist Trove. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. ^ Henderson, Mark (18 April 2009). "The science geeks fight back". The Times. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d Harvie, Will (4 March 2022). "Meet Laurie Winkless, Irish physicist turned Kiwi author". Stuff. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. ^ Winkless, Laurie (2016). Science and the city: the mechanics behind the metropolis. London: Bloomsbury Sigma. ISBN 978-1-4729-1321-0. OCLC 958124292.
  10. ^ "Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis". Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  11. ^ Stewart, Ross (21 September 2016). "Science and the city: the mechanics behind the metropolis". Chemistry World. The Royal Society of Chemistry [GB]. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  12. ^ Kiser, Barbara (11 August 2016). "Books in brief". Nature Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  13. ^ Tarlach, Gemma (6 October 2016). "What to Read in November". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  14. ^ Trinastic, Jonathan. "Book Review: Science and the City". Got Science. Science Connected. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  15. ^ Winkless, Laurie (2021). Sticky: the secret science of surfaces. London: Bloomsbury Sigma. ISBN 978-1-4729-5084-0. OCLC 1258651346.

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