Dr Helen McPherson
1981 - PhD Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, UK
1976 - BSc (Hons) Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, UK
イギリス在住。大学では化学を専攻。「プラチナとパラジウムの硫黄置換アルキル錯体」と題する博士論文では、硫黄置換有機プラチナ・有機パラジウム錯体の合成と特性を研究。科学専門誌（主に物理科学と工学の分野）での経験は25年以上に及ぶ。2002年に独立し、出版・編集コンサルタントとして活躍。
McPherson's background is in chemistry. For her PhD, “Sulfur-substituted alkyl complexes of platinum and palladium,” she investigated the synthesis and properties of sulfur-substituted organoplatinum and organopalladium complexes. She has over 25 years' experience in scientific publishing, working mainly in the physical sciences and engineering. She has been an independent publishing and editorial consultant since 2002 and began working for the Edanz Group in 2009.