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William Tolmie
About Me:
I am a trainee clinical scientist in Bristol working in St. Michael’s hospital. I play A LOT of sports and you’ll find me in the cinema most weeks. I finished university last year in Newcastle and am new to the South West!
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Tom Louth
About Me:
I live in Edinburgh in Scotland, and I enjoy climbing and running. I live with two dogs.
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Tobias Baskin
About Me:
I live out in the countryside in New England. Not old England. I am a professor of Biology at a Uni here, teaching and studying about plants. I love music, art, gardening, and going for long walks in the woods.
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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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Stuart McMillan
About Me:
I live with my wife and daughter in Edinburgh. I’m a researcher in fish nutrition and former chef. I’m a keen hill runner, cook, film buff and fish keeper, meaning a lot of my spare time is spent on a busman’s holiday!
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Sarah-Jane Dunlop-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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Ruth Aldred
About Me:
I am a nuclear physicist. My job involves modelling nuclear reactors and demonstrating that they are safe to operate. I love travelling, exploring and reading.
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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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Nikki Antoniou
About Me:
I am a married mum of two (aged 4 and 6) and live in Surrey. I’m a spacecraft engineer 🛰️📡🪐 during the day and in my free time I love going to the gym, roller skating and spending time with my kids. 🛼🏋🏻♂️🛝
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Nicole Wheeler
About Me:
I’m originally from New Zealand, and now work in the UK researching AI and biosecurity.
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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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Matthew Gata Esperanca
About Me:
I currently live down in Plymouth. I work as a Naval Architect, which means I am an Engineer that gets involved with fixing and working on submarines and surface ships on the naval base here. During my spare time I enjoy going snowboarding and playing games.
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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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Kevin Burke
About Me:
I live in the North of England, we have 3 kids (all of whom have now got successful careers in STEM related areas), I’ve always played guitar, so have a ‘healthy’ collection of these (plus ukuleles and banjos!), and I support Sunderland football club (all sympathies gratefully accepted)
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Julie Willecomme
About Me:
I live with my partner Matt and Gin (our very chatty cat) in Royston. I am an analytical scientist turned science communicator. When I’m not working, I enjoy travelling, exercising and watching bingeable series & great movies on streaming services.
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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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Jon Newnham
About Me:
I am a chemist who studies how materials can conduct electricity inside of a battery.
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Jonathan Mound
About Me:
I grew up in rural Canada and now live in Leeds. When not studying the Earth, I like to get out into nature. Since moving to the UK I’ve developed a fondness for cricket and try to get out to as many matches as I can.
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Jonathan Allen
About Me:
I am an engineer living near Bristol. During the day I work on nuclear power stations to make them work better. When I’m not at work I like to play music, sports, have fun with my son and watch exciting movies.
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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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Hollie Wright
About Me:
Hi, I’m Hollie! I’m a researcher at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. I build lasers and develop advanced LiDAR (light detection and ranging) techniques in our optics lab.
I live with my partner, Byron and our dog, Rufus. In my spare time I like watching movies and walking in nature with Byron and Rufus. I also love eating tasty food like sushi and fried chicken!
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Helen Littler
About Me:
I live in Sunny Southampton with my partner and baby daughter. I work as a Civil Engineer designing cycle routes to get more people cycling. I love going for walks and going for coffee with my little family.
Status: On the bus to work trying to answer your science questions
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Helen Elliott
About Me:
I live with my husband and two children on a farm in Durham. I work a nine to five job in the NHS as a researcher and I have a busy home life on the farm too. We have lots of animals including sheep, chickens, cats, a dog and horses. Outside of work I spend a lot of time with the horses and I like to go to competitions with them on the weekends.
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Heather Walton
About Me:
I live in Glasgow, work as a chemist in a factory, and enjoy all kinds of outdoor activities – running, hill-walking, climbing, watersports – but not being cold! I also keep as many houseplants as can fit in my flat and dream of having a vegetable garden some time in the future (and a cat).
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Heather Thompson
About Me:
I live under a rocket ship (radio mast) with my family and for part of the year have very noisy sheep as next door neighbours! I love music and books and enjoy spending time outside, whatever the weather. My favourite thing is “wild swimming” in the sea during winter.
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Hannah Blyth
About Me:
I am a plant pathologist (I look at wheat🌾 with a particular fungal disease🍄) working as a postdoctoral research scientist at Rothamsted Research👩🔬. When I’m not working, I like to hang out with my friends or work on my hobbies 🧗♀️🏊♀️🪡🖌️🎮.
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Glyn Barrett
About Me:
I live with my partner near Reading in a house with a big garden and some chickens. I love rock climbing and SCUBA diving.
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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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Festus Ejikemeuwa
About Me:
I live with my wife and two children in Royston Herts. I am a Control and Instrument Engineer by background but have now transitioned into Project Management.
I play football and table tennis and I love to also watch – a Manchester City fan.
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Emma Thorpe
About Me:
I am a water and soil chemist living in West Yorkshire. I lead a team of 8 analysts. I like solving problems and helping people.
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Emily S
About Me:
I live in Warrington where I work as an experimental scientist/engineer 🙂
I sing and play piano, and I also enjoy aerial hoop!
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Eleanor Merson
About Me:
I live with my husband near Huddersfield. I enjoy painting, going to the gym and raising money for charities with my local Rotary club.
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Dave Baker
About Me:
I run the DNA sequencing facility at the Quadram, I love all things football related and manage an under 12’s football team. I love going to the Greek Island of Corfu for my holidays.
Status: Vote Davo!!!!!!
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Daisy Shearer
About Me:
I’m a postgraduate researcher in experimental quantum physics who drinks way too many cups of tea ☕ When I’m 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 🎮
Status: Thanks everyone for all of your amazing questions! I had a great time over the past month 😊
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Chia-Hsin Chen
About Me:
I live with my partner and my daughter in Reading. I am a research scientist in a sustainable chemical company. I like musicals, TV series, and travel!
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Charlotte Slade
About Me:
I live near Brighton with my partner and our rescue dog 🐕 and love coaching netball 🏐
When I’m not inventing new science tools, I volunteer helping kids with disabilities and am learning Japanese! 🎌
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Arlene Ditchfield
About Me:
I live with my husband and two children in a small village in the Scottish Highlands. I followed my love for the sea by pursuing a job in marine science. When I’m not enjoying the seaside I can be found wandering around the Scottish hills.
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Andrew Richardson
About Me:
I live in Glasgow, Scotland, with my dog and wife.
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Andrew Lyon
About Me:
Hi, I’m Andrew. I live with my partner, 2 dogs, 2 guinea pigs and a rabbit. I work for the Environment Agency and in my spare time I write and produce music and also write about all things music on my website.
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Ana-Maria Raclariu
About Me:
I am originally from Romania. I am a theoretical physicist and lecturer at King’s College London. I like learning new languages, playing the piano and traveling.
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Amanda Cruchley
About Me:
I work as a research engineer in metal 3D printing 👩🔬 but I also have a special printer for chocolate 🍫 When I’m not at work, my partner and I love travelling and exploring 🌎
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Alice Ind
About Me:
I am a mother of three kids and we live just outside of Cambridge. I enjoy being outdoors whether running, cycling or walking and I love finding and watching wildlife.
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Alex Ttofi
About Me:
Typical Analytical Scientist – Not the media type Nerd – but like to Have Fun in the job whilst solving serious Oil based chemistry issues
