Rowan Thomson

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Rowan Thomson
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Waterloo
ThesisHolographic Studies of Thermal Gauge Theories with Flavour (2007)
Academic work
DisciplineMedical Physics
InstitutionsCarleton University
Websitehttps://people.physics.carleton.ca/~rthomson/index.html

Rowan Thomson is a professor in the Department of Physics at Carleton University[1] and Assistant Dean (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)[2] in the Faculty of Science. She is a Canada Research Chair in Radiotherapy Physics.[3]

Background and education[edit]

Thomson received a Double BSc degree in Honours Mathematics and Physics from Carleton University. She earned her PhD from Perimeter Institute and the University of Waterloo in 2007 where she studied Superstring Theory.[4]

Career[edit]

Thomson's research focuses on developing computational and theoretical techniques to study the interactions of radiation with matter, including radiation transport and energy deposition at or below the cellular level, multiscale modeling, and fundamental dosimetry.[5] She has also developed the software package egs_brachy, an open-source Monte Carlo simulator of brachytherapy.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Professor Rowan Thomson, Department of Physics". Carleton University. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Rowan Thomson named Assistant Dean (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)". Carleton University. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Rowan Thomson". Canada Research Chairs. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ^ "services.cap.ca/lecture_tour/detail.php?id=161". services.cap.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  5. ^ a b "Research - Dr. Rowan Thomson, Department of Physics, Carleton University". people.physics.carleton.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-22.