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Will Breeze
About Me:
UK based Chemist. I enjoy reading, walking, and dogs.
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Veronica Papini
About Me:
I live in Wirral with my husband and our 3 kids. In my free time I enjoy going to the gym, walks on the beach and going out for coffees.
I’m a foodie so I love trying new foods and baking, and learning what other cultures enjoy eating.
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Tom Kitching
About Me:
I live with my wife, 6 month old daughter, and dog, Lenny, near Wetherby in Yorkshire. I am an engineering consultant. I love my sport, playing and watching, although I struggle playing most sports these days. I love cooking.
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Tina-Jaine Haigh
About Me:
I’m an engineer, a scientist and an artist, maybe in that order. In my free time, I love to dance, and to design and sew clothes.
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Taylor-Anne Singletary
About Me:
I live in Loughborough with my partner and many animals. In my spare time i enjoy running , paddle boarding and all different crafts!
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Sebastian Jaskiewicz
About Me:
I like to watch football, read, listen to interesting podcasts, and go for hikes in the mountains.
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Samantha Maysey
About Me:
I live with my 3 year old dog, Rhea 🐶. When I am not working or studying, I am helping my dad with building work or going on track days and driving fast cars 🏎️.
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Ryan Begley
About Me:
I’m an astronomer / astrophysicist at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. I love travelling to new places and trying new foods!
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Rosmita Borthakur
About Me:
Hi, I’m Rosmita and I am a researcher in Chemistry. I love photography and travelling.
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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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Raymond Cadoc Miles
About Me:
I live in Cambridge. I love Sicilian food, Judo and Kayaking. I am a clinical scientist in Bioinformatics.
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Rachel Armitage
About Me:
I live in Leicester with my husband and daughter. I work as a Technical Services Manager in a School of Archaeology and Ancient History. I enjoy walking and mountain biking. I also have a sweet tooth and like eating chocolate!
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Pam Harrison
About Me:
I live with my husband and 2 daughters and dog in Macclesfield. I love to go walking, crochet, sewing, reading and travelling (around the UK at the moment!). I am trying to live as sustainably as possible and we have a family challenge to buy as little new as possible.
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Obi Umegbolu
About Me:
I love to be happy and belive that even work should always be fun…so we never have to ‘work’ again.
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Nuno Brito
About Me:
I am a Portuguese PhD student living, studying and researching in Plymouth. I specialize in a branch of Theoretical Physics called Quantum Field Theory, which tries to describe how particles behave and interact with each other. Whenever I am not pushing the boundaries of our physics knowledge, I am either working out or playing (maybe too much) computer games!
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Neil Corcoran
About Me:
I’m Neil and I’m a chemist who lives and works in Somerset. When I’m not working you can usually find me playing football, listening to music or hanging out with my children.
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Natasha Pushkin
About Me:
Originally from Essex/East London I now live in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire with my husband and cat Varjaka.
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Michael Taylor
About Me:
My undergraduate degree was in Maths and Physics and I hold a PhD in Nuclear Structure Physics. I’m an academic at the University of Manchester currently working in proton beam therapy, researching and developing novel techniques and technologies to improve proton beam therapy for cancer care.
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Meghan Thorneloe
About Me:
I live with my partner in a cottage in Oxfordshire. We love being outdoors and spend the weekend cycling and exploring! I’m also a big Ipswich Town FC fan and have been to games with my Dad since I was a child.
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Matthew Lovell
About Me:
I am the Member Operations Manager for the Institute of Physics
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Martin Ward
About Me:
I live in Edinburgh with my wife and three lovely daughters (8 yr old, 6 yr old, and almost 2yr old ) who like to keep me very busy. I am a scientist with an interest in materials that are crystals and especially those that are pharmaceuticals (medicines). At work I try to find out way to let us produce crystals types that we want and also to crystallize brand new things too
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Martin Johnsson
About Me:
Hi! My name is Martin, and I’m looking forward to speaking with you as part of this zone. I’m an animal geneticist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. I work with the DNA of cows, pigs and chickens … and sometimes dogs, horses, any farm, companion or sport animal, really.
Status: Live chatting was intense and fun. Whew.
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Maddy Carter
About Me:
I live in Edinburgh with my boyfriend (who is also a science researcher).
I’m a cell biologist working in a biotechnology company in a beautiful university campus just outside the city centre – the same place where Dolly the sheep was made!
I love to go hillwalking, from my desk you can see the Pentland Hills, and enjoy other sports like swimming and cycling outside of work.
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Luke Tuxworth
About Me:
I live with my wife and 1 year old son in North Yorkshire. I am research scientist in a chemical company. I love hiking, motorsport and growing my own vegetables.
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Luke Fountain
About Me:
I am from the UK but live with my wife in Orlando, Florida. I am a plant scientist and work at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. I love space, Star Wars, theme parks, and watching rocket launches!
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Louisa Buckley
About Me:
I am a trainee Clinical Scientist specialising in Medical Physics, specifically Radiotherapy for cancer treatment 👩🏼🔬
I love netball and getting into Padel tennis! 🎾
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Leon Willis
About Me:
I’m Leon, a scientist at the University of Leeds. When I’m not in the lab, I like having a laugh with my friends and family, playing the piano and getting some fresh air in the hills!
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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. 🎶🕹️⚽️
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Hugh Birkmyre
About Me:
I’m a Scottish chemist now living in England with my wife and baby daughter. I work for a company that makes high-end plastic for aircraft, cars, medical implants and so on. I like baking cakes, reading (fantasy, history and crime are my favourites) and making my own beer.
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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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Hannah Felstead
About Me:
I live in Cambridge with my partner. I’m a chemistry researcher by day, but in my evenings I play in a brass band. I like reading books, watching TV dramas and drinking tea!
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Gareth Morgan
About Me:
Dog owner. Cant sing. Cant spell/type under pressure.
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Fran Godley
About Me:
I am a chemical engineer – I use maths, chemistry and physics in my day to day work to design and improve chemical plants. At home, I live with my border collie and spent a lot of time out walking!
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Evelyn Maniaki
About Me:
I live with my partner and 2 cats in Bournemouth. I’m a PhD candidate and a small animal vet who loves new challenges. I love music and travelling!
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Eloisa Brook
About Me:
I live with my partner , 2 children and 2 cats in a small town in Hertfordshire. My children are 13 and 9 and go to the same middle school.
We recently went to Disneyland Paris which was so much fun.
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Bethany Husband
About Me:
Hi – I’m Bethany, a materials scientist living in Loughborough. I work at the local University as a researcher, spending my days in a chemical lab making new and exciting materials! When I’m not in the lab, I love baking cakes, playing board games and trying out new hobbies (although I’m not very good at those)!
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Bethany Clarke
About Me:
I live in the North East of England, just outside Middlesbrough, with my husband. I’m a PhD Student who loves space, and I’m Scout and love spending my time hiking in the hills. I love running, reading, and playing board games!
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Arno Kraft
About Me:
I am German and went to school and university in Germany. Moved to the UK in 1999 and work as a lecturer in Chemistry.
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Arlene Skipper
About Me:
I am originally from Ayrshire in Scotland but now living and working in south east England with my family. In my free time I enjoy travelling, drinking coffee, gardening and interior design.
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Amina Moss
About Me:
I am a mom of 2 girls 👭(4 and 9 years old). I’m from The Bahamas 🏝️and love to swim with sharks 🦈 and turtles 🐢! I teach about Aquaculture which is about growing fish 🐟 and shrimps 🦐.
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Alana McNulty
About Me:
I live in Manchester with my partner. I work in the nuclear industry, and my specialisms are radioactive waste and decommissioning, but I’m also part of the Royal Navy Reserves. In my spare time, I love hiking, going out for food and playing sport.
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Adam Cleaver
About Me:
I am currently a Naval Architect in a large UK defence company. I have a master degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Along side this I am currently half way through the process of joining the Army as a reserve officer. Outside of work I enjoy flying and have a pilots license. I also enjoy working on vehicles.
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Abigail Alex
About Me:
I live with my friends in Macclesfield. I’m a chemical engineer in the day at Astrazeneca and I love my job. In the evenings I love going to the gym, doing ju-jitsu and playing the piano and flute.
