Claire Malone

Claire Malone is a science journalist based in London, UK, and a contributing columnist for Physics World and the STEM Lead for the Lightyear Foundation. She holds a PhD in particle physics from the University of Cambridge, UK. Her research focused on developing novel techniques to search for evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics, in particular supersymmetry. Throughout her career, she has devised techniques to negotiate that she cannot use a pen/keyboard directly due to her physical disability. She is passionate about making science accessible to a wide audience and gave a TED talk about her research in 2021 which has now received almost 2 million views.