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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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Tom Bullock
About Me:
Hi, I’m Tom! I’m from Loughborough and live with my wife Emma and son Charlie who is 4. I’m a Process Engineer working in Research & Development for a food company and do a lot of outdoor activities at the weekends with my friends and family.
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Timothy Nixon
About Me:
I live in the south west of England and when I am not working I enjoy the outdoors and woodwork. I love mountain biking, climbing and I play badminton. I have two children aged 10 and 12 and we love crafting things together.
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Steve Potterill
About Me:
I live with my wife (author and illustrator) and cat (mouse-botherer) in a village near the Malvern hills. For work: mostly engineering and project management. For leisure: rugby (these days just watching) and skiing (still racing).
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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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Sharron Kenny
About Me:
I live with my partner and daughter in Hexham. I am a Research Scientist during the week and a Farmer at the weekends. I love reading. walking my dogs and Spending time with the sheep, cows and horses.
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Sarah-Jane 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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Sarah Goulding
About Me:
I live with my family in Scotland and enjoy the outdoors and crafts.
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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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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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Reed Ozretich
About Me:
I’m a New Scot, formerly from Oregon, living in the Central Belt between Glasgow and Edinburgh. I love to read (ironic I know), enjoy sci-fi movies, woodworking, and getting outdoors whenever possible!
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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!
𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼
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Polly Osborne
About Me:
I’m an electrical engineer based in Birmingham and very passionate about green energy and tackling climate change. I also love dance, yoga, crochet and outdoor adventures.
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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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Noelia Yusta
About Me:
I moved to the UK 22 years ago from Spain, my country of origin. I live in Glasgow with my Canadian husband and my 8-year-old Scottish boy, so we have a multicultural family! I am a vet with a very active mind, so I keep busy learning languages, tattooing, and traveling as much as possible!
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Nick Humphries
About Me:
I’m from Liverpool, now living in Leeds. I am interested in strength and fitness, but I now have a young daughter so these days I spend most of my spare time with her and my partner doing family activities.
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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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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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Lydia Eeles
About Me:
Recently, my husband and I have moved to Philippines to help improve the sustainability and self-sufficiency of various projects out here. We are both studying for a Permaculture Design Certificate whilst we are here.
I love being outside, doing yoga and aerial circus style arts, baking and making things, and learning Spanish. -
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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Louise Roberts
About Me:
I live in Malvern, in Worcestershire, with my cat and my mum and daughter. I am a food safety consultant which means that I help business owners to sort out their food safety usually after a visit from a client or the local EHO (Environmental Health Officer) who has found a problem with their paperwork.
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Larissa Melo Chicoski
About Me:
Hello! I’m Larissa! I’m a veterinarian who loves dogs and cats, but also loves laboratories, which made me become a scientist! I’m Brazilian, but I live in Inverness, Scotland, to study the bacteria that infect animals.
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Kerry Ann Brown
About Me:
I’m from Brighton in Sussex and now live in Exeter, Devon. I love surfing, snowboarding, and being outside in the fresh air!
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Kay Dewhurst
About Me:
I am from Manchester 🐝 and live there with my partner and two cats 🐈⬛. Actually, my current job is in Cumbria at the Dalton Cumbrian Facility, so I live there during the week and travel home at weekends. I’ve previously worked at Lancaster University, Manchester University, Daresbury Laboratory and CERN (the home of the Large Hadron Collider). I like yoga, wildlife and sci-fi/action films. I am also a scuba diving instructor.
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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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Jessica Johansen
About Me:
- My name is Jessica
- I am 29 years old
- I live with in Bath
- I love dogs, renovating old houses, and chocolate
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Jess Gallacher
About Me:
I’m an environmental consultant based in London. I love to keep active and to travel the world, especially when it means I get to go scuba diving.
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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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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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Henry Duke
About Me:
I live in south Somerset and I am a project lead software engineer in the Aerospace and Defence industry – I work on software to support planes and helicopters. Outside of work I train in aerial silks. I’m married with two children.
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Haifa Tebib
About Me:
Hello! I live in Newcastle UK and I love it. I am originally from Tunisia and I sometimes miss its weather. I am also full time earthquake engineer. Besides of earthquakes, I love to sing (all the time) and swim!
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Gillian Hunter
About Me:
Hello! I’m Gillian and I live on the west coast of Scotland with my husband and two children. I’m a lecturer in molecular biology during the day and after-work I keep busy with a variety of things – including triathlon and driving my kids around!
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Gemma Egan
About Me:
Hi, I’m Gemma from Glasgow. I live with my husband, David, and our cat, Ben. I love going for walks, Taylor Swift, drinking tea, and cooking.
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Emily Shackleton
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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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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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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Daniel English
About Me:
I live near Stevenage in Hertfordshire. I am a Rocket scientist/engineer by day, and a frisbee player in the evenings. I enjoy learning about AI, have a passion for all things space, love the Simpsons and enjoy walking my dog!
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Chloe McGeorge
About Me:
Hi I’m Chloe!
I live with my partner and our cat in Durham. I work as a research physicist but in the evenings I like to do creative things like knitting, crochet and sewing. I also love running, reading and Disney!
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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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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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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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Andrew Gartside
About Me:
I’m a researcher, with a PhD in forensic chemistry, living in Glasgow. I’m passionate about finding out about the causes of climate change. When I’m not working I love doing anything that’s outside! My favourite hobbies are canoeing, hill walking and skiing.
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Alyson Downham
About Me:
I’m an electrical/ electronic engineer, working as a Delivery manager/ scrum master on various railway projects, supporting various STEM activities where I can. I enjoy baking, getting out and about and going camping with my family.
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Alison Benn
About Me:
Engineer who loves cats, football and singing.
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Adriana D'SOUZA
About Me:
I live with my husband and daughter in Bristol. I’m an engineer working for planes in the landing gear department and I like playing basketball. I love reading and listening to the radio. We all love a good sushi in our house.
