COMPOS Advisory board
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Andrew Boothroyd |
Marina Sakharov-Liberman |
Alex Bellos |
Jonathan Flint |
David Thomas |
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Andrew Boothroyd is a Professor of Physics in the Physics Department at Oxford University, and a Tutorial Fellow of Oriel College. Currently he is serving as Interim Head of Department. Before that he was Associate Head of Department with responsibility for technical services. After completing his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge, Andrew joined the University of Warwick, first as a postdoc and then as a University Lecturer. In 1992, he moved to Oxford University where he has served as Head of Condensed Matter Physics, Associate Head of Department, and as Vice-Provost of Oriel College. His research exploits neutron and x-ray scattering methods to study quantum materials. These are crystalline solids whose electronic behaviour is dominated by quantum effects. Well known examples are superconductors and various types of magnetic materials, and recently a major new research activity has developed around materials called topological semimetals. In 2011, Andrew received the Institute of Physics’ Brian Pippard Prize, and in 2017 he was recognised as an Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society.
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Marina Sakharov-Liberman received her MSc, specialising in biophysics, from the Physics Department of Moscow State University. She holds an MBA from Stanford University. Marina has many years of research, industry and consulting experience. She serves as a Vice President of the Andrei Sakharov Foundation (USA), a non-profit 501c3 organization, dedicated to furthering the legacy of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Andrei Sakharov. In this capacity, the focus of her work has been supporting science education and cultural activities. She serves on the board of the Sakharov Science Endowment Fund, which she launched in 2020 to support talented physics students at several universities. Through the Andrei Sakharov Foundation, Marina is working on a number of other initiatives in the UK, Germany and the US, aimed at preserving Sakharov's scientific legacy through the support of young scientists. She also acted as a principal consultant on several films and contributor and editor of numerous publications on Sakharov. |
Alex Bellos is the author of several bestselling books of maths and puzzles. He studied mathematics and philosophy at Oxford before training as a journalist, working for various national papers before ending up as South America Correspondent for the Guardian between 1998-2003. Returning to the UK he began to write about mathematics. His books, including Alex’s Adventures in Numberland, Alex Through the Looking Glass and Can You Solve My Problems? have sold more than a million copies worldwide. He has a puzzle column in the Guardian and his YouTube clips have received 30 million views. Alex’s other books include Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life and the children’s book series Football School, which explains the world through football. |
Mr Jonathan Flint (CBE, FREng, FInstP) is the Chairman of the Board of Marshall of Cambridge. He is also Chairman of the scientific instrumentation company Refeyn. After obtaining a Physics degree from Imperial College London and an MBA from University of Southampton, Mr Flint started his career designing scientific and communications satellites. Subsequently, he held various aerospace management roles at Marconi and BAE Systems. He has worked as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director for Cobham plc and was Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Instruments plc for eleven years. He was also a non-executive director at Oxford University Innovation, providing oversight of commercial spin out companies from Oxford University. He is a past He is a Trustee of Oxford Trust, a charity that promotes science education and enterprise. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2012, he was awarded a CBE for services to business and science. In 2022 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Imperial College London. https://www.iop.org/about/news/new-iop-president-begins-his-term#gref
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David is the CEO of Axiom Maths (formerly MESME), a charity working to radically increase the number of great mathematicians leaving school in England. He is a former maths teacher and secondary school headteacher, and has served as the Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State for Education. He co-founded Oak National Academy, and received an OBE for services to education in 2020. |
