Cherry A. Murray
Cherry Ann Murray | |
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Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, United States Department of Energy |
Cherry A. Murray is an American academic who is professor of physics and the director of the Biosphere2 Institute at the University of Arizona at Tucson.
She was the 2009 president of the
Biography
Early life and education
Born in Fort Riley, Kansas, and the daughter of a diplomat, Murray lived in the United States, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, and Indonesia as a child. Murray completed her undergraduate science degree in physics in 1973 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from where she was awarded her Ph.D. in physics in 1978. She then conducted postgraduate and post-doctoral research on ultrahigh-vacuum and surface physics, studying the surface phonons of porous vycor glass with Professor Thomas J. Greytak from 1974 to 1978. During this time, she was awarded with an IBM Graduate Fellowship from 1975 to 1977.
Career
Murray has published more than 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals and holds two patents in near-field optical data storage and optical display technology. Her current primary research focus includes the use of light scattering, soft condensed matter, and complex fluids. Prior to her appointment at SEAS on July 1, 2009, Murray was Principal Associate Director for Science and Technology at
A celebrated experimentalist, Murray is well known for her scientific accomplishments using light scattering, an experimental technique where photons are fired at a target of interest. Scientists can then gather insights into surface physics and photonic behavior by analyzing the spray of photons in various directions from such collisions. She is also a leader in the study of soft condensed matter and complex fluids, hybrid materials that show properties of different phases of matter. The control of suspensions, foams, and emulsions has application for the development of everything from novel drug delivery systems to "lab-on-a-chip" devices.
Murray has served on more than 80 national and international scientific advisory committees, governing boards, and National Research Council (NRC) panels. Murray has also been elected to the
On June 14, 2010, Murray was appointed by Barack Obama to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[9]
Murray was a keynote speaker at the 2015 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders.
On December 18, 2015, Murray was sworn in as the director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy. She served until January 13, 2017.[10]
References
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- ^ "Dean's Office". Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "SEAS Dean Cherry A. Murray to step down".
- ^ "Interview". American Physical Society. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Cherry A. Murray is named dean of SEAS". Harvard University Gazette. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ Svitil, Kathy (13 November 2002). "The 50 Most Important Women in Science". Discover. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "President Obama Announces Members of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission". White House - Office of the Press Secretary. 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Cherry Murray". www.seas.harvard.edu. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2018-05-13.