She researched the use of nanomaterials in the space industry for the European Space Agency. After completing her studies she worked in the Materials Team at the National Physical Laboratory for seven years, with a focus on thermoelectric energy harvesting. She received her BSc in Physics with Astrophysics from Trinity College Dublin, worked at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, then returned to school for her MSc in Space Science from University College London. Winkless was born in Dundalk, Ireland, to engineer father Jackie and theatre director mother Rosemary. A contributor to Forbes Magazine, she has worked with schools and universities, the Royal Society, and The Naked Scientists. Laurie Winkless is a physicist and science writer.I can't possibly pick just one! Share a surprising fact about yourself. Librarians, too, offer an incredible, vital service What would be your desert island book? As our cities grow, and populations spread, libraries act as the heart of the community, opening the world to readers, young and old. Libraries have just as important today as they always have been. Even today, I'm at my most comfortable when surrounded by books. Without that access, I doubt I'd have written my own book. My local library changed my life! As soon as I started to show an interest in books - before I could read - my parents brought me to the library. I'm looking forward to exploring Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens, and finding some of the famous street art dotted around the city What do you think about libraries? Photo credit: Tim Goffe What are you looking forward to doing in Christchurch? Laurie’s second book, Sticky, is in the works.
After a research career in materials science at Britain’s National Physical Laboratory, her first book, Science and the City, was published worldwide by Bloomsbury. Laurie Winkless is a physicist-turned-science-writer.
We are asking quick questions of writers and thinkers coming to the WORD Christchurch Festival 2018 (Wednesday 29 August to Sunday 2 September).
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