The Poetry and Music of Science Comparing Creativity in Science and Art

Tom McLeish, Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of York, UK

Tom McLeish, Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of York, UK

Tom McLeish FRS is Professor of Natural Philosophy at York University, where he works with chemists, engineers and biologists in universities and industry to connect material properties with their molecular structure. He also works on connections between science and policy, history (e.g.
interdisciplinary re-examinations of medieval scientific treatises) and the humanities, resulting in the recent books Faith and Wisdom in Science (OUP 2014). He was Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at Durham University (2008-2014) and is Chair of the Royal Society's Education Committee. He has been
a Reader in the Anglican Church since 1993.