Heather C. Allen

Heather Cecile Allen is a research chemist and Professor of Chemistry, who leads the Allen Group at The Ohio State University. Allen's research focuses on interfacial phenomena, particularly those involving water and air. Her work has broad application ranging from medicine to climate change. She also develops nonlinear optical spectroscopy and microscopy instruments for the examination of interfacial surfaces Allen has published more than 160 journal papers, and is reported to have an H-index of 58 as of August 2025. She has received a number of awards including the 2022 American Chemical Society Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics, and in 2014 the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award. Allen's work on the structure of water was mentioned in ''Science'' magazine's list of the top ten breakthroughs of 2004. Provided by Wikipedia