Shohini Ghose
Quantum Physicist
Shohini Ghose is professor of physics and computer science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. She is the director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS) and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering. She is the recipient of several awards, including a TED Senior Fellowship and selection to the College of the Royal Society of Canada, and was among 25 women scientists worldwide featured in a 2019 UNESCO exhibit in Paris. Her latest book is Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe.
Credit: Shohini Ghose
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