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Yumi Stow
About Me:
Hey, I’m Yumi! I am a process engineer working for an energy consultancy – we help our energy clients make important decisions in areas such as oil & gas, hydrogen and renewables. I live in Edinburgh with my partner, and love spending time exploring new cities, skiing and cooking (mostly for the eating!)
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Uzair Abdullah
About Me:
I’m from Swansea but now live and work in Cambridge researching computational materials science, using code to understand how materials behave. I love reading about all sorts of fascinating ideas 📚, travelling ✈️, and playing football with my friends’ team “LessThan Athletic” (we’re all actually quite athletic 💪)!
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Stefani Duncan
About Me:
I live with my partner in Aberdeenshire, with my cockapoo Bruno 🐶.
I love going to the gym, the cinema and reading 📖. My favourite meal is lasagna and garlic bread!
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Sophie Spinks
About Me:
I live with my boyfriend in Billingham. I am a project manager in the daytime and at night, I love to watch television, listen to podcasts or knit! I have a cat called Alan who loves cuddles and my favourite snack is a kinder bueno
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Simone Montagna
About Me:
I live in Dundee, Scotland. I’m a medicinal chemist and love swimming, hiking but most of all… pick-and-mix sweets!
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Sheridan Williams
About Me:
I am retired but started life as a Rocket Scientist with the Ministry of Defence.
After that I became a lecturer in Mathematics and Computer Science.
I am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and show people around the Open University’s observatory.
I lead a tour company taking people all over the world to see astronomical events such as eclipses, aurorae, meteor showers.I now take education groups on visits to the National Museum of Computing located at Bletchley Park. I have my own Enigma machine
Enigma machine
and demonstrate Colossus
The world’s first electronic digital computer
and very early computer systems e.g. the WITCH
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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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Sam Page
About Me:
I live in a small town in between London and Cambridge, in the same town as my workplace. At weekends, I explore my local area or travel to Lincoln to stay with my partner. I love watching movies and reading books, especially science-fiction.
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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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Queenie Chan
About Me:
I am a planetary scientist and also a senior lecturer at Royal Holloway University of London. I study rocks coming from outer space ☄️🧪🌠!
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Peter Ellis
About Me:
I am a chemist who is working on making components for electrolysers. The people who buy the products our customers make want to make sustainable hydrogen by electrolysis.
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Parwinder Hothi
About Me:
I live with my family just outside of London. I am a systems engineer and proud mum of two children. I love to read, sing, dance and eat delicious food.
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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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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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Matthew Lovell
About Me:
I am the Member Operations Manager for the Institute of Physics
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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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Martina Conti
About Me:
I’m Italian but I’ve been living in York for 13 years. I’m a chemist during the day, and in my free time I enjoy yoga, martial arts, reading, playing the piano and travelling. I live with my partner and we have a cat and 3 tropical fish tanks.
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Mahmud Juned
About Me:
I am from and live in the Greater Manchester area. I am a big fan of Formula 1 and love to spend the time I am not at work on things like badminton, photography and playing games online with my friends.
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Luke Humphrey
About Me:
I’m an astrophysics graduate 🌠 from Hull 🐟, working on fusion energy research ⚛️. Outside of work, I like gaming 🎮🎲, walking the dogs 🐕🐕🏞️, and movie nights 🎥.
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Lisa Humphreys
About Me:
I’m a Lecturer in Formulation Chemistry at Cranfield University specialising in explosive mixtures like pyrotechnics. I love using my imagination and creating fun educational activities for all ages.
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Konstantina Kanari
About Me:
Hi! I am Konstantina, a Greek woman now living in Bristol. I live with my partner and in the summer I like spending time in the garden. I love to read and most importantly I love Harry Potter and Taylor Swift!
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Kiri Pashley (nee Hatton)
About Me:
Mum of two boys in Shropshire. I am a Traffic and Road Safety Engineer. Hobbies include running, music and MotoGP.
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Kathryn Walker
About Me:
I live in Kendal with my young family. I’m a Process Engineer by day and (when I get a chance!) enjoy yoga, fell walking, travelling and cooking.
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Joseph Cameron
About Me:
I live just outside of Glasgow with my wife and four kids. I love chemistry and sports.
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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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Harriet Gamble
About Me:
I have always been really interested in designing things and in outer space so went to the University of Bath to study Aerospace Engineering. Since graduating I’ve been working at Airbus designing Earth Observation satellites!
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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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Erin Coates
About Me:
I live with my Husband, Daughter, and very large labradoodle Winston in Wiltshire. I love walking, swimming, paddle boarding, reading and spending time with my friends. My greatest passion is travelling the world with my family.
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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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Eleftheria Stavridou
About Me:
I live in Kent, but I grew up in Greece. I love animals 🐩 and plants 🌾. At my free time, I like going to the beach 🌊 and searching for sea glass and fossils. I love travelling around the world 🗺️ and enjoy nice food 🥗.
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Edward Smart
About Me:
A mathematician who likes working with others to solve problems using data science and machine learning.
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Dimple Pathania
About Me:
I am a PhD researcher and an early career environmental scientist.
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Charlotte Wessels
About Me:
Hiya!
I live in Buckinghamshire with my husband, cat and dog. I love to dress up for work, and enjoy working in London.
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Catherine Mcquillan
About Me:
I am an geoscientist. I may also be called a geo-environmental engineer, environmental scientist, or environmental consultant.
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Callum Morris
About Me:
Im a Scottish graduate who has lived in Chester for 8 years with my now fiancé.
Work as an engineer, but in my free time I’m an avid gamer, and member of a local cricket team.
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Arun Patel
About Me:
Born in Bristol but now a medical physicist living in Shrewsbury. I keep active by playing football and going running, and I love to travel – I’m hoping to do a big trip to South America later this year!
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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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Anita Kinsey
About Me:
I live with my husband and cat in Hertfordshire. I love watching rugby union, especially Leicester Tigers and Wales. I also like swimming.
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Andy Law
About Me:
I live in a town called Penicuik, which is just south of Edinburgh. I work at The Roslin Institute where my job involves interactions with dozens of research scientists. My job is to make sure that we have the right computer systems available for my colleagues to use in their analyses. Outside of work, my dog takes up a lot of time and rugby takes up all the rest.
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Andrew Richardson
About Me:
I live in Glasgow, Scotland, with my dog and wife.
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Andreea Claudia Toma
About Me:
I live in Swindon with my family. I’m a Laboratory Technician. I love archery, Harry Potter and Sushi.
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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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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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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.
