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Tommy Shinton
About Me:
I was born in Edinburgh and live and work in Glasgow. I like travelling and exploring new places. I like rugby, football, live comedy and bad jokes!
Status: Ask me a question!
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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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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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Sarah Goulding
About Me:
I live with my family in Scotland and enjoy the outdoors and crafts.
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Samet Sahin
About Me:
I am from Turkey and have lived and worked in three countries (Turkey, the USA, and the UK) before moving to the UK (the second time) to relocate to Lancaster in 2023. I am a chemical engineer and work as a Lecturer at Lancaster University. This means that I do lots of scientific research and higher education teaching. I love being active and try to travel as much as possible. My wife and I love road trips. I love sports activities, especially snowboarding, football, and working out!
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Richard Caley
About Me:
I retired from the NHS after 40 years of service as a Clinical Scientist in neurosciences working in teams alongside Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists and Physiotherapists. I loved working within a hospital community providing expertise in all areas of the hospital and outlying community serving the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society.
I now write Court Reports for Clients, who have suffered catastrophic injury through no fault of their own and are seeking compensation in an attempt to restore their lives.
I love playing classical piano, contemporary worship songs with other musicians and studying digital and natural media art.
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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! 🐳 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! 🐶) 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! 🐬
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Rachael Eggleston
About Me:
I live in Edinburgh, but I’m from Georgia in the US. I’ve just started my PhD studying plants, so I’m doing a lot of reading right now! My favorite thing in the world might possibly be dragons, but cats are pretty good too.
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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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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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Michael C Macey
About Me:
I live with my wife and two poogles (beagle -poodles called Cosmo and Bean) in Milton Keynes. I’m a microbiologist and astrobiologist in the day 👩🔬. I love jigsaws, museums and dressing up the dogs for the holidays!
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Matt Foulkes
About Me:
I am a process chemist at AstraZeneca. I live in Macclesfield, I am originally from Manchester, and love dogs, science, and hanging out with friends and family.
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Maha Javed
About Me:
I’m a computer scientist, which means I use coding and technology to solve problems and create cool things, like apps and games, to help people in their everyday lives! I love Harry Potter! 🙂
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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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Lisa Chatterjee
About Me:
I live in BurgessHill in West Sussex with my husband and two children. I am a hydrologist which means I love rivers! I also love being out in nature and camping!
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Lauren Rickerby
About Me:
I live with my partner (and cat) in Oxfordshire, although I’m originally from Cumbria. I work as an analytical chemist for a drug discovery and development company. In my spare time, you’ll find me pottering around the garden mostly.
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Kirsty Carey
About Me:
Originally from the Isle of Man, I now live near Nottingham with my Husband. we love cooking, watching movies and exploring new places.
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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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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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Jozsef Vuts
About Me:
I am an enthusiastic scientist, who is very interested in all living things, especially insects. I ask a lot of questions about them and try my best to answer these questions.
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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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Jennifer Larwood
About Me:
I am the Registration and Licensing Manager for the Science Council, trying to make it more straightforward for all Scientists to be professionally registered and valued.
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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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Gareth Morgan
About Me:
Dog owner. Cant sing. Cant spell/type under pressure.
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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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Emily Brogden
About Me:
I live near Cambridge with my partner, and I work as an Advanced Polymer Scientist. I enjoy running, reading, and growing plants.
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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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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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David Cussans
About Me:
I am live in Bristol with my wife. We have lived here since 1999. We have one son, who has just finished studying at University.
My job is a researcher at the University of Bristol.
My main hobby is rowing – I am out on the water once or twice a week and I serve on the rowing club committee.
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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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Caitlin Lewis
About Me:
I live and study in Nottingham as a PhD student in chemistry at the University of Nottingham. ⚛️ Apart from science, I love to dance, and my favourite style is salsa! 💃
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Amber Villegas - Williamson
About Me:
I’m a Data Centre Engineering Expert, total geek, wannabe comedian, dog lover and all round STEM enthusiast.
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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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Alison Benn
About Me:
Engineer who loves cats, football and singing.
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Alexander De Bruin
About Me:
I live with my wife (a science teacher!) in Reading. By day I am a research scientist and by night I sing with and/or run several choirs. My non-work life is completely filled with music and I even judge singing competitions! I also enjoy cooking, cycling, and reading sci-fi/fantasty novels.
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Alessio Spampinato
About Me:
I am an aerospace engineer who moved to the UK from Italy about 9 years ago and I now live with my wife and my kids (boys, twins!) in Staines, Surrey. I have lived also in Nottingham (during my PhD years) and Derby (when I was a Rolls-Royce engineer working on aero engines).
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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.
