Debra Bernhardt

Debra Bernhardt
Born
Debra Searles

1965 (age 60–61)
OccupationTheoretical chemist
Known forFluctuation theorem research

Debra Bernhardt (née Searles; born 1965) is an Australian theoretical chemist. She is best known for her contributions towards understanding the fluctuation theorem. This theorem shows the second law of thermodynamics and the zeroth law of thermodynamics can be derived mathematically rather than postulated as laws of nature.