Athene Donald

Dame Athene Donald
DBE FRS HonFInstP HonFRSC
Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS HonFInstP HonFRSC
	Athene Donald in 2013
7th Master of Churchill College, Cambridge
	In office; 2014–2024
Preceded by	David Wallace
Succeeded by	Sharon Peacock
Personal details
Born	Athene Margaret Griffith; 15 May 1953; London, England
Scientific career
Education	Camden School for Girls
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Spouse	Matthew J. Donald
Awards	Royal Society Bakerian Medal (2006); L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science Award (2009); Institute of Physics Michael Faraday Medal and Prize (2010);
Fields	Soft matter; Biophysics;
Institutions	University of Cambridge; Cornell University; Robinson College, Cambridge; Cavendish Laboratory; Churchill College, Cambridge;
Thesis	Electron microscopy of grain boundary embrittled systems (1977)
Website	www.phy.cam.ac.uk/directory/donalda

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Dame Athene Margaret Donald DBE FRS HonFInstP HonFRSC (née Griffith; born 15 May 1953) is a British physicist. She was Professor Emerita of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge, and former Master of Churchill College, Cambridge.