Athene Donald

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 (1953-05-15) 15 May 1953 London, England
Residence(s)	Cambridge, England

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)
Scientific career
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

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.