Since the Nobel announcement, Strickland has expressed her surprise at the announcement and an obvious joy in her work. Bell Burnell’s PhD supervisor was later awarded the Nobel prize. “Both Strickland and Bell Burnell did work in their PhDs that eventually led to a Nobel Prize, which is phenomenal,” says MacCraith. “When I was a student, I didn’t have a female professor - either as an undergrad or grad student,” she says. Dr Yvonne Kavanagh from IT Carlow believes that Strickland’s Nobel Prize will bring about more changes because it immediately makes Strickland an exemplary role model.

Source: The Irish Times October 08, 2018 04:52 UTC