Shohini Ghose
Professor of Physics and Computer Science, Wilfrid Laurier University
Shohini Ghose wanted to be an explorer like Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to go to space. She hasn’t made it to space yet, but did become an explorer of the quantum world as a physics Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. She and her colleagues were the first to observe a connection between quantum physics and chaos theory. Shohini aims to create an inclusive scientific community in Canada as the Director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science and as the Chair for Women in Science and Engineering. Her TED talks and other online videos have received over 5 million views. In 2017, she was selected to the College of the Royal Society of Canada, and she is a member of the Scientific Board of the UNESCO International Basic Sciences Program. She still dreams of going to space.