The son and
daughters of the late Dr. Tinney – Hugh, Ethna
and Deirdre Tinney – were on hand to unveil the portrait, along with the
Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD.
In 1941, Dr. Tinney was appointed the first ever female fellow at DIAS and, in later years, she became a Research Associate at the Institute’s School of Theoretical Physics. She was also one of the first Irish woman to earn a PhD in mathematical science, and one of the first four women admitted to the Royal Irish Academy.
Her portrait
– by artist Judith Henihan – was acquired by DIAS thanks to support from the
International Women’s Forum (Ireland) and benefactors from the ‘Friends of
DIAS’ initiative.
Commenting at
today’s event, Dr. Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar of DIAS, said: “Given
that she spent many years working here, it is fitting that DIAS will be the
permanent home for this wonderful new portrait of Dr. Sheila Tinney.
“Dr. Tinney was
a truly remarkable scientist. She excelled in her field, both on a national and
international level, and could count some of the most famous and influential
minds in history as colleagues: whilst at DIAS Erwin Schrödinger and Walter
Heitler, and elsewhere Albert Einstein, and Freeman Dyson, to mention but a
few.
“We are
delighted to celebrate her here at DIAS today and to acknowledge all that she
achieved, especially as today would have been her 101st birthday.”
Speaking at the event, Sheila’s
son Hugh Tinney said, “We are very proud of our mother’s legacy as a pioneering
female scientist – and of the contribution she made to her field, through her
work at DIAS and elsewhere. We are delighted her portrait will hang
permanently at DIAS, and we hope it inspires generations of future scientists
to build on her scientific achievements.”
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New portrait of renowned scientist Sheila Tinney unveiled at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
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Last Updated: 20th April 2023 by Niamh Breathnach
A new portrait of the pioneering mathematical physicist Dr. Sheila Tinney was unveiled at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) today (15.01.19).
The son and daughters of the late Dr. Tinney – Hugh, Ethna and Deirdre Tinney – were on hand to unveil the portrait, along with the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD.
In 1941, Dr. Tinney was appointed the first ever female fellow at DIAS and, in later years, she became a Research Associate at the Institute’s School of Theoretical Physics. She was also one of the first Irish woman to earn a PhD in mathematical science, and one of the first four women admitted to the Royal Irish Academy.
Her portrait – by artist Judith Henihan – was acquired by DIAS thanks to support from the International Women’s Forum (Ireland) and benefactors from the ‘Friends of DIAS’ initiative.
Commenting at today’s event, Dr. Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar of DIAS, said: “Given that she spent many years working here, it is fitting that DIAS will be the permanent home for this wonderful new portrait of Dr. Sheila Tinney.
“Dr. Tinney was a truly remarkable scientist. She excelled in her field, both on a national and international level, and could count some of the most famous and influential minds in history as colleagues: whilst at DIAS Erwin Schrödinger and Walter Heitler, and elsewhere Albert Einstein, and Freeman Dyson, to mention but a few.
“We are delighted to celebrate her here at DIAS today and to acknowledge all that she achieved, especially as today would have been her 101st birthday.”
Speaking at the event, Sheila’s son Hugh Tinney said, “We are very proud of our mother’s legacy as a pioneering female scientist – and of the contribution she made to her field, through her work at DIAS and elsewhere. We are delighted her portrait will hang permanently at DIAS, and we hope it inspires generations of future scientists to build on her scientific achievements.”
Also featured on: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/portrait-of-pioneering-irish-female-scientist-unveiled-in-dublin-1.3759209#.XD8_U8l0Wi0.twitter
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