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Ann Marks (24July 19419October 2016) was a British
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Biography

Marks obtained a scholarship and studied at the
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, receiving a BSc in physics in 1963. She also trained as a Qualified Teacher. She moved to
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in 1987 to work on the
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, before returning to England a few years later. Marks was heavily involved with volunteering for the
Institute of Physics The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based not-for-profit learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, physics research, research and applied physics, application. It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide ...
(IOP) Women in Physics Committee from 1995. Marks founded the UK Young Woman Physicist Award (now the Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize) in 2007. She was also active with the
European Platform of Women Scientists The European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS is an umbrella organisation bringing together networks of women scientists and organisations committed to gender equality in research in all disciplines in Europe 27 and the countries associated to ...
(EPWS) at a similar time. She ran very successful workshops, with the aim of attracting young girls into science. Marks was awarded Membership of the
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(MBE), for "services to Physics" in 2007. Marks often published articles about the status of women in Physics in the United Kingdom. Some of her publications were co-authored with Gillian Gehring.


Personal life

Marks was married to Neil Marks, with whom she shared the Phillips Award in 2013. She was also a
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Awards and honours

* Membership of the
Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
, MBE, for “services to Physics”, 2007 *
Institute of Physics The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based not-for-profit learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, physics research, research and applied physics, application. It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide ...
Phillips Award for distinguished service (jointly with Neil Marks), 2013 *
University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a Public university, public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University (United Kingdom), Victoria University, it received Ro ...
/Institute of Physics ''Ann Marks memorial lecture and prize'' named in her honour, started in 2017


See also

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Timeline of women in science This is a timeline of women in science, spanning from ancient history up to the 21st century. While the timeline primarily focuses on women involved with natural sciences such as astronomy, biology, chemistry and physics, it also includes women f ...


References


External links


https://epws.org/ann-marks/
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