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Sujit Bhattacharya
About Me:
I am an enthusiastic, friendly and down to earth space engineer. I love teaching students and enjoy maths and science.
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Steve Winwood
About Me:
I live with my wife (Amy), 6 year old son (Max) and our cat (Bella) in Sheffield. I enjoy playing sports such as football and cricket with my son, going to parks and museums, and watching football, cricket and motorsport. I have a big interest in cars.
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Stephen Powley
About Me:
I’m a mature student doing a PhD in Automotive Cybersecurity. I love doing research and spending time with nature.
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Sarah-Jane Potts
About Me:
Mechanical Engineering Lecturer working on printable electronics and sustinable energy. When I’m not giving lectures or covered in ink you can find me doing arts and crafts or dancing.
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Sandra Robertson
About Me:
I live in Brechin, and travel daily to work in Dundee, where I am a Process Technician. My weekends are spent following my favourite rugby teams – Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland Rugby with my friends. I like to travel and explore new cities, where I like to visit art galleries and museums. The furthest I have travelled is Japan.
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Samuel Bloomfield
About Me:
I live with my wife in Norwich. During the day I research food microbiology and in the evening I enjoy board games and video games.
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Rohin Titmarsh
About Me:
I’m a research engineer working on automation of electric vehicle battery manufacture. I’m a big fan of motorsports, love cars and upcycling!
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Robert Grand
About Me:
Hello! I’m an astronomer living in Liverpool with my family. I love playing 5-a-side football, going for hikes, and Lord of the Rings!
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Rhianna Rees
About Me:
I live in Oban, Scotland where I sing in the local Gaelic choir. My friends and I run a hippy festival in Oxford in the summer, and I love camping, dancing, and board games.
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Rebekah Wood
About Me:
Hello! I’m a blue haired scuba diving biologist! I live with my partner in Aberdeen and I’m doing my PhD! I love reading, walking my two big fluffy dogs and cold ocean swims! I’m also a bit of a nerd so anything fantasy or Dungeons and Dragons related – I’m your gal!
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Rebecca von Hellfeld
About Me:
Hi, my name is Rebecca! I am a marine biologist and am super passionate about saving the ocean! ๐ณ I live in Aberdeen, Scotland, with my dog Scoby (a wild springer spaniel who can make the cutest face to get out of all sorts of trouble! ๐ถ) and my partner. In my spare time I love being out and about, enjoying the sun (when we get it…), or spending time with friends.
I look forward to reading your questions and maybe one or two of you want to be a marine biologist as well by the end! ๐ฌ
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Noelia Yusta
About Me:
I moved to the UK 22 years ago from Spain, my country of origin. I live in Glasgow with my Canadian husband and my 8-year-old Scottish boy, so we have a multicultural family! I am a vet with a very active mind, so I keep busy learning languages, tattooing, and traveling as much as possible!
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Mohan Sridharan
About Me:
I am an academic interested in robots, AI, cartoons, and the real-world impact of scientific developments.
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Matthew Lovell
About Me:
I am the Member Operations Manager for the Institute of Physics
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Luke Norman
About Me:
I live in Nottingham with my partner, and am a Science Communicator at the University of Nottingham. I love getting to present science in front of an audience! My hobbies are reading (mainly Sci-fi and fantasy books), as well as TV and Film (currently watching a lot of Star Trek for an upcoming science public engagement event)!
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Luke Humphrey
About Me:
I’m an astrophysics graduate ๐ from Hull ๐, working on fusion energy research โ๏ธ. Outside of work, I like gaming ๐ฎ๐ฒ, walking the dogs ๐๐๐๏ธ, and movie nights ๐ฅ.
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Lucy Crockford
About Me:
I live in a town called Shrewsbury on the beautiful River Severn but I’m originally from Ireland. I’ve always been interested in the natural environment and water particularly so I lot of what I’m interested in is related to those topics BUT I also enjoy cricket and ballroom dancing!
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Ling Lim
About Me:
I’m a research scientist at Manchester Metropolitan University. I live near the border of Cheshire with my husband, 2 teenage kids and 18-year old cat.
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John Hadden
About Me:
I am an experimental physicist/engineer working on Quantum Light Sources at Cardiff University. I like designing and making things and figuring out how things work – which I get to do as job now. Outside of work I love exploring the hills and beaches near Cardiff.
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Jonathan Shaw
About Me:
I am a full time Scientist living in London – doing research and development on technologies that help clean the air we breathe! I love music such as jazz, enjoy gaming, chess and football. ๐ถ๐น๏ธโฝ๏ธ
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Jack Hughes
About Me:
I live in Bristol with other apprentices, studying aerospace engineering (If this counts as being a scientist but I’ll leave that up to you!). I like volunteering, hiking and getting out of the house!
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Iain Brownlee
About Me:
I live in Newcastle and work as a nutrition researcher. I like quizzes and fanciful clothes.
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Holly Duns
About Me:
I’m from Scotland and been living in the south since 2017. I’ve been to two different universities to do an undergraduate degree in criminology and a masters in digital forensics. I now work as a Principal Digital Forensic Scientist for the Police and MOD.
I’ve travelled, worked and lived overseas and now live near Oxford.
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Hitesh Boghani
About Me:
I’m dad to two young kids who love going to school! I do mathematical models and simulations at work. I love walking, cycling and making fun projects using useful parts from waste electronics/electrical items.
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Harry Lowe
About Me:
I’m a chemical bioengineering PhD student at Imperial College London. I’ve helped organise and plan the LGBTQ+ Pride Month event for my department, and am also the course representative.
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Gallia Cochrane
About Me:
I live in the beautiful Scottish Highlands with my husband, dog and two cats. I’m obsessed with plants… if I’m not in a garden, you’ll find me skateboarding or cooking. I love all things nerdy, especially Lord of the Rings and the Discworld.
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Emma Agnew
About Me:
I’m from the Highlands of Scotland, but now live in East Lothian with my husband, little boy and dog (Finn the fox terrier). I love being outdoors so as soon as I’m clocked off from work you’ll find me in the sea doing some wild swimming or walking through the a muddy forest with my dog.
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Elaine Ho
About Me:
I live with my partner in Stockport, Manchester, but I’m originally from Malaysia. I’m a research software engineer and I enjoy climbing, cooking, gardening and DIY.
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Dimple Pathania
About Me:
I am a PhD researcher and an early career environmental scientist.
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Diane Turner
About Me:
I live with my family near Cambridge. I am an analytical chemist during the week and spend a lot of my weekends at swimming galas as a judge, while my children compete.
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Daisy Shearer
About Me:
Iโm a postgraduate researcher in experimental quantum physics who drinks way too many cups of tea โ When Iโm not in the lab I like to read, bake, knit and play with my cat. I love cosy games like animal crossing, pokemon, stardew valley, and genshin impact ๐ฎ
Status: Thanks everyone for all of your amazing questions! I had a great time over the past month ๐
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Charles Douch
About Me:
I live with my partner in Plymouth. When not working as a project engineer I like to spend my time outside hiking or in the sea.
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Catherine Perry
About Me:
I live in Nottingham and outside of working for the Royal Society of Chemistry, I like to sing and perform in musicals ๐ญ I also love forensic science, travel and reading!
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BHARAT SINGH RAWAT
About Me:
I live in Warrington which is between Manchester and Liverpool. I developed an Ion thruster for my PhD for space propulsion application. I am a researcher at the University of Liverpool. I study antimatter and particle accelerators.
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Ashley Hecklinger
About Me:
I live in Aberdeen, but I am originally from the United States of America. I am a marine biologist. I love travelling, animals, and my favourite food is tacos!
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Annabelle Somers
About Me:
I live with my partner in Kent. During the day I’m a PhD student, researching how we can make our food better ๐. In my free time I love being outside ๐๏ธ, baking tasty cakes ๐ฐ, and doing anything arty or crafty ๐ฉโ๐จ. I am getting married in September ๐ฐ, and can’t wait!
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Annabel Golding
About Me:
Hi my name is Annabel and I am currently on industrial placement but I study Chemical Engineering at University! I like playing hockey, running, knitting and have recently got into climbing!
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Alberto Granero
About Me:
I live in Leicester with my family.ย I like taking photos of my kids and playing board games.
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Abigail Frith
About Me:
I am a Yorkshire chemist who has crossed the Pennines to live in Lancashire after living in Yorkshire all my life! I live in a beautiful little house on the edge of the sprawling countryside and love having all my friends and family around for big walks and cosy evenings in.



