Rachel Clare Thomson FREng FIMMM is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Pro Vice Chancellor of Teaching[3][1][4] at Loughborough University.
She is known for her expertise [1] in measuring and predicting the behaviour of materials for high temperature power generation, as well as the development of higher education and research programmes.
Thomson read the Natural Sciences Tripos at Newnham College, Cambridge (BA 1989, MA 1992).
[5] In 1992 Thomson subsequently completed her PhD in Materials, also at the University of Cambridge, on the composition of carbide supervised by Harshad Bhadeshia[2][6] and funded by National Power and the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC).
[5] Her career at Loughborough progressed further as in 2011 she became Head of Department, in 2015 she became Dean of the School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering, and from 2016, Thomson has been the Pro Vice-Chancellor of teaching.