New executive chair for UK physical sciences research council

Lyn Gladden

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University of Cambridge professor to succeed Philip Nelson at the helm of the country’s main chemistry funder

Chemical engineer Lynn Gladden will take over from Philip Nelson as executive chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in October this year, UK science minister Sam Gyimah has announced.

Gladden is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge, UK, where her research focuses on next-generation magnetic resonance techniques. She is lead researcher at the university’s magnetic resonance research centre, and served as pro-vice chancellor for research from 2010 to 2016.