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Sarah Warren
About Me:
Hi! My name is Sarah and I am a chemist, living in Bedfordshire. During the day, I work on research focusing on cleaning the air. I spend my spare time either running, playing hockey, reading or socialising.
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Rodrigo Bammann
About Me:
I am living now in East Sussex. I have lived in several countries, including Brazil, Germany, Canada and now England. I am a geek metalhead through and through. I love Nature, cycling, camping, cooking, board games and music.
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Robbie Lynch
About Me:
I live in Dundee, Scotland with my partner. I work for Abbott Laboratories as a QC Analyst during the week and I am obsessed with football on the weekends.
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Richard Barton
About Me:
My wife and I moved to Cornwall in 2019 when I got a digital job at Cornwall Council. We enjoy body boarding, walks and wish we had more time to ride our motorbike.
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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 Saleeb
About Me:
Hello! I’m Beccy – I live in Edinburgh with my fiancé and our dog, Mollie. I love travelling and chocolate is my greatest weakness!!
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Rachel Edwards
About Me:
I’m a physicist, and I do research into how to use sound waves to keep things safe. I teach university students about how different materials behave, and how to do electronics. I have two small kids and love making them new clothes with things like space unicorns on them.
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Paul Wiggins
About Me:
I live near Durham with my wife and two kids. I am an analytical chemist working near Middlesbrough. I love reading fantasy books and playing table tennis, and I am a member of my local church.
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Oyinkansola (Oyin) Olotu
About Me:
🙋🏾♀️My name is Oyin and I am Nigerian and Scottish. I moved to Scotland when I was 7 and lived there for most of my life. I am a Food Research student in Reading 🍴👩🏾🔬 .
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Oscar Chow
About Me:
I’m currently based at Fermilab (a national Particle Physics lab), near Chicago in the USA. I’m a particle physics researcher living in London, working on studying a tiny, invisible particle called the neutrino! I love the physics that I work on, but I also love football, skateboarding, baking bread, caring for my house plants and travelling the world!
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Nathalie Oguntona
About Me:
I live with my small family near Swindon. I love singing and when I’m not working writing poems, reading and cooking are some of my favourite hobbies.
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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 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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Marianne Morris
About Me:
I am a Nuclear Physicist supporting the decommissioning of old nuclear power stations around the UK . I live in Stroud with my husband, two children and our two mad cocker spaniels, Pippa & Luna.
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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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Luisa Islas
About Me:
Born in Mexico City , I now live with my husband in Bath and work as a research scientist for a green energy company. I am a big fan of dogs, chocolate, and visting art museums.
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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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Leigh Eisler
About Me:
I live on the Isle of Mull off the West Coast of Scotland with my partner and cat. I am a seaweed farmer, native oyster researcher, and an artist. I love playing video games, reading books and rockpooling.
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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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John Easton
About Me:
Some people think I work in IT. Really though I ‘play’ with cool technology, use it to solve problems and get paid to do that 🙂
I have a family (a wife, two sons and a cat) and we live in Hampshire. I’m a big fan of Lego (Mindstorms, Spike, Serious Play) and a long-distance trail runner in my spare time.
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Jasna Martinovic
About Me:
I’m a university lecturer and live near Musselburgh with my husband.
I enjoy visiting historical monuments and going to concerts.
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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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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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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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Hal Willis
About Me:
I’m from Manchester and I am currently working for Siemens on a 1-year internship while studying Environmental Science. I enjoy camping, rock climbing and listening to music.
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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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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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Eva McClean
About Me:
I am Eva McClean and I work for the Institute of Physics and Engineering in medicine.
Our members are Clinical scientists and technologists who work in hospitals, universities or in the medical devices industry.
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Erminia Romano
About Me:
Hi! I am Erminia and I come from Naples, the place in Italy where PIZZA was born.
I am a Biologist and I currently do cancer research.
In my free time I like to go to the gym and bake cakes for my friends.
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Eric Hartmann
About Me:
I spent 30 years helping industry, commercial, educational and government bodies with environmental and health issues. I ran a consultancy and an analytical laboratory and employed over 100 people over 20 years. I worked in several countries around the world. I am patient and try to be diligent when faced with difficult challenges, and I try to offer practical answers to help and support people.
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Enrico Petrucco
About Me:
I volunteer with Reading Friends of the Earth and enjoy rock climbing, eclectic music, poetry and art exhibitions, and movies. I believe that if everyone spent at least 2 hours per month to volunteer to support a cause that is important to them then the world would be much closer to matching our best hopes and dreams.
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Emily Rose
About Me:
Hi, I’m Emily! I live by the seaside with my partner James and my cat Lady. I like crafting, reading, board-games, and swimming in the sea.
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Dorota Ferguson
About Me:
Privately:
Married to Ray, a mother to two wonderful children.
Regularly runs, swims, cycles and practices yoga and boxing. Avid reader
Professionally:
Clinical Scientist, Chartered Scientist, Medical Physics Expert, Radioactive Waste Adviser, Fitness to Practice member and Occupational Assessor.A link between the science and medicine in nuclear medicine, PET and Radiopharmaceutical production field.
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Dean McGettigan
About Me:
Hi, my name is Dean, I am PhD Student currently working in York but I am originally from Dublin, Ireland. I play rugby, I rock climb and I perform in a folk band!
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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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Christie Waddington
About Me:
Im a scientist from Kent, now living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I’m the only scientist in my family, and I love running, board games and singing (I’m in a band!). Currently watching the new Avatar series on Netflix and loving it!
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Ben Dryer
About Me:
I live with my partner and 5-year-old in Milton Keynes (city of dreams). I am a passionate space scientist and physics educator and hope I can help students to find their career in the space industry. I love to swim, cycle, and eat pasta.
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Anush Mataghchyan
About Me:
I’m a Chemical Engineer from Armenia. I live in Leeds with my partner and 2 lovely guinea pigs – Bryson and Peanut. My free time is usually spent upside down, spinning on an aerial hoop or bouldering .
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Angela Douglas
About Me:
I live in the Scottish Highlands, north of Inverness and have been a forester for over 30 years and love it! Luckily, often I can take my dog(s) with me 🙂 I enjoy being outside, walking, gardening and have started to re-learn to play the piano!
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Andrew Richardson
About Me:
I live in Glasgow, Scotland, with my dog and wife.
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Andrew McDowall
About Me:
Full time chemist, part time history and mythology buff and former backswordsman with a taste for cheese and bad habit of idle dreaming.
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Amin Kassab-Bachi
About Me:
I live in Leeds with my cat, wife and two children. I enjoy gardening and reading books (or just learning!)
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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
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Aditya Mandrekar
About Me:
I am a Software Team Lead who works for a company making satellites in Hampshire. My background is software programming for controllers, and in software for aircraft. I have previously written software that is installed on products in the cockpits of large airplanes. I am also a cricket player, and I like reading Science Fiction and Fantasy.
