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At work, I’m a physical oceanographer who explores the physics which is responsible for ocean circulation and mixing that can impact sea ice and our atmosphere. And I also lecture university students on oceanography.
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Latest Question:are submarines faster in water than air?
I am a tinkerer at heart – I enjoy finding out how things work, making new things or improving existing things, and learning new things. I also enjoy finding out what other people do!
Latest Question:How did you get into science?
I live in Edinburgh in Scotland, and I enjoy climbing and running. I live with two dogs.
My Work:
I design scientific instruments for astronomy, measuring light from the faintest stars and galaxies ever seen. I used to design toothbrushes, deodorant cans and electric cars.
I am a very outgoing person who likes to meet new people and make new friends.
Latest Question:Have you ever stopped and thought about how complicated the world is and how nothing is really what we think it is and
I am a neutrino physicist based at Sheffield University. I work on the T2K experiment in Japan. I enjoy walking in the country, reading, and listening to music.
Latest Question:I have seen from, tv programs and the news that spacecraft from another world seems to do many things like speed at
Particle physicist for CERN, based at a UK lab
Latest Question:did we actually go to the moon because why haven’t we gone since ?
I’m a scientist for Cancer Research UK, I did Physics at undergraduate but now work in Data Driven research to help understand cancer further. I tutor in my spare time so I love helping kids to understand science.
Latest Question:What made you want to become a scientist for Cancer Research?
I enjoy talking about physics and maths. So ask me a question!
Latest Question:What would happen if you got sucked into a black hole ?
I’m a PhD student in nuclear physics at the University of Manchester.
Latest Question:What is dark energy?
I’m a PhD student in Space Physics living in Lancaster. I enjoy photography and martial arts.
Latest Question:Why do infra-red cameras have blue meaning something is colder when technically blueish/white is even hotter? Thanks!
I am the education, outreach and diversity officer at the Royal Astronomical Society, a published author and an astronomy teacher. I love drinking coke-floats, I’m a planetary physicist, jazz saxophone player, science presenter and hockey-loving space comedian with a research background from UK universities.
Latest Question:* Star Question * What are your favourite books that expose the scientific world and you would recommend reading to
Physicist living in London. Enjoys traveling, reading, coffee and saving the world
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I’m an American living in Leeds. In my free time, I row (single sculling usually), head to the gym, or I’m visiting my boyfriend in London.
Latest Question:What i s your aim
I’m married, a father of two and a total geek.
Latest Question:Did you ever apply to be an Astronaut?
I’m a medical physicist living in London. I work in a hospital, using antimatter to diagnose disease.
Latest Question:Have you ever came across any weird, unusual diseases?
I am doing a PhD in Astronomy at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. I love learning more about astronomy and at the moment I’m studying how gas behaves in galaxies.
Latest Question:How many galaxy’s are ther
I work at CERN, the European Center for Particle Physics and I currently live in Geneva, Switzerland. Outside of work, my favorite activities are hiking, skiing, table tennis, and Ultimate Frisbee. My favorite drink is hot chocolate.
I am a theoretical physicist and I play the piano. I’m also good at cooking poached eggs, according to my three year old daughter.
Latest Question:Is there a limit to computing power?
I am an Astrophysicist/Astronomer, doing my PhD at the university of Warwick
Latest Question:Does anyone know whether this can happen where two different particles can submerge into each other and create a bigger
I am a PhD student in theoretical physics. My research has spanned many things from optics, to gravitational waves, to AdS/CFT. I love coffee and recently purchased bright yellow roller skates.
Latest Question:What is consciousness?
PhD student at the University of Leicester
Latest Question:Did you get to see any of the recent Meteor Shower in April?
I’m a scientist who tries to understand the behaviour of Earth’s magnetic field. I’m a big fan of basketball, comic books and all things cinema.
I’m one of the IT people who lurk behind the scenes enabling all the amazing science to happen. I manage huge datastores that contain data from astronomers, particle physicists, climate researchers and more!
I’m an astrophysicist who researches large groups of galaxies. When I’m not thinking about space, I’m usually either rock climbing or playing guitar (but not both at the same time!).
Latest Question:what is your favourite galaxie you have seen
I spend a lot of time falling down mountains for fun.
Latest Question:Why does time seem to flow only in one direction?
I am from Portugal, I have studied in Denmark and now moved to the UK where I am finishing my doctorate degree. I love to live in different countries because of how much I have learnt from it.
Latest Question:can you harness co2 from the atmosphere and make it into carbon based products
I’m a physicist who uses MRI to understand how the brain responds to changes in the body and the world around us.
I’m a physicist, and work in applied physics – looking at how to use sound waves to keep things safe.
I invent new ways of using sound to make the world a safer place. We can send sound waves along a railway track, and if there are cracks the sound travels differently.
Latest Question:Did you want to be a scientist starting out so did you have to be fully committed to succeed into being a scientist?
I am a geophysicist at Royal Holloway (west London) and love the fact that my work allows me to combine my love of physics, rocks, the outdoors and 3D printing!
Latest Question:How many years does it take to become a scientist?
I am a scientist in training. My group makes anti-atoms; atoms made from an exotic thing called antimatter.
I’m a physicist working with light and lasers, optical fibre technology and photonics in Galway. I’m interested in sensing applied to healthcare, the environment and industrial processes.
I am a physicist working in an art museum and spend lots of time trying to uncover the secrets of objects made hundreds or thousands of years ago.
Latest Question:is science fun to study?
When I’m not at work I enjoy rock climbing and long-distance cycling (but mostly sitting around in a onesie playing videogames all day).
Latest Question:What computers have you worked on?
I’m a university researcher in Liverpool. Previously I lived abroad and worked at physics labs in Japan and Canada.
Latest Question:why do the fiberglass pyramids in Russia emit electricity without a source inside?
I love to explore the world around me in every way possible whether its walking around Oxford, experiencing nature, and of course, through space exploration and science.
Latest Question:favorite weekend song
Fourth year PhD student, I spend most of the day writing up my thesis and gaming/reading at home!
Latest Question:Why do scientists think that human beings are apart of an Evelution from animal to man.
I am a GNU/Linux and free software enthusiast and enjoy board games, video games, escape rooms, puzzles, hacking and science, i.e. all kinds of activities that involve problem-solving. Oh, and climbing, caving, martial arts.
Latest Question:How do infrared cameras help scientists?
I’m a design engineer! I design and build the hardware that makes large scale physics experiments possible. I also like a bit of adventure (climbing, snowboarding, surfing) and a few video games on the side!
Welsh guy who loves sport & science
Latest Question:Do you think that we are alone in this universe
I’m Megan and I’m a Space Weather Scientist at the University of Exeter, working towards a PhD.
Latest Question:What’s on the other side of a black hole
I am a PhD student
Latest Question:Do you enjoy science fiction? If so, what’s your favourite scifi film/series/book?
I am a teaching and research technician in the physics department at the University of York.
Really like physics & maths and generally curious about how things work.
Latest Question:If there where a big bang What happened Before the Big Bang?
I’m a very creative person and a good communicator and I love being part of a team and working together to come up with solutions to difficult problems.
I’m a PhD student at Durham University studying particle physics. I can usually be found with my puppy, eating chocolate. (she/her)
I have done lots of different subjects in my life. I started out studying science, then changed to archaeology (which is really fun), then did law and now have come back to science. I find everything interesting!
I’m an astronomer in America. I study how galaxies like the Milky Way form, grow and die (stop forming stars).
Latest Question:is there other planets discovered that are like earth with other living organisms?
I live in Sheffield with my husband and 15 year old son – my other son lives in Derby where he goes to University. I work at the University of Sheffield in the materials department as a laboratory manager in a materials processing laboratory.
Latest Question:What is it called when light changes direction after leaving a lens? ..
I am a particle physicist, a runner, a hardcore DIYer, a Taekwondo fighter, a progressive liberalist, but not necessarily good at any of the above.
Hi! my name is Krishna I’ve worked in many science areas including Astrophysics and so I like to say i’m a Storyteller of curious things
Research fellow of optical fibres. Dabble in a bit of 3D printing, science communication and roller derby, but not yet at the same time.
Latest Question:what are you researching?
I’m Katherine, and I’m a first year PhD student at the University of Leeds and I’m looking at getting rid of plastic. Besides science, I love going to see live music and music festivals, cooking and skiing/snowboarding.
Astronomer working at the University of Nottingham.
Latest Question:How did life evolve from nonliving matter?
Hi! I’m Josh, I’m 25, and as well as science I love music šµ, drama š and hanging out in nature! š³š²š
Latest Question:did you ever give up finding a discoverey .i give up sometimes
I’m a chemist I like to be in the laboratory, mixing things, discovering how nature works without explosions.
Iām a PhD student in Sheffield who finds it impossible to sit still, spending my time travelling and doing anything to stay out of the house
Latest Question:Hey , I was wondering when you where 14 did u ever see yourself in the position you are in now
I am an experimental physicist 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.
I am an experimental physicist working at Cardiff University. I am working to create Quantum Light Sources which produce single particles of light – one at a time.
Latest Question:Is light a particle or a wave and what is matter made of?
I am an astronomer and I like everything about planets, space travel and flying. What I really wanted to be was an astronaut but in the end I was not able to get selected.
I am a planetary scientist in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester.
I live in Bristol with my wife and two daughters, working at the University.
I search through the results of trillions of particle collisions, trying to find something unexpected.
I am an excitable scientist with an enthusiasm for equality. By day I am based in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London, where I create super thin films out of organic electronic materials that emit absorb circularly polarised light. I spend my evenings editing Wikipedia, working to make the internet a better place.
Latest Question:Do you think religion and science complement each other or contradict each other?
Hi! I’m a Lecturer at the University of Manchester, who is trying to make devices smaller, faster, smarter! I’m also hard of hearing and am learning sign language to use in the lab!
Latest Question:How long do you need to be in university to be a scientist?
I am a Systems Engineer working for Lockheed Martin. I love space, reading and going for countryside walks
Latest Question:what is the law of sience
Former CERN physicist turned machine learning researcher.
Latest Question:What ultimately would happen if somebody found a way to transport to soul into a machine, kinda like making a animal
I am Isabel and I work as a Radiotherapy Physicist in a busy hospital in Central London.
Latest Question:what your favourite subject at school
I’m an astrophysicist and I study galaxies with giant jets shooting out from their centres! I spent 5 years working in Cape Town (South Africa) and I’m now a postdoc at the University of Oxford. When I’m not thinking about space you can usually find me sailing.
Latest Question:Since we can only see because of the presence of light, if galaxies are millions of light years away, then aren’t we
I am a huge science enthusiast who loves sharing science with the community. Science is for everyone, and I hope to spread that message!
Iām a planetary science PhD student at the Natural History Museum in London and the University of Oxford. I love space just a bit more than I love being asleep.
Latest Question:what would life be on mars
A PhD student working on Computational Condensed Matter Physics in Edinburgh
Latest Question:How can a computer tell you how a material behaves?
Physics graduate with interests in astronomy and programming, currently working as an engineer.
I’m quite sporty and fence on the uni team. I REALLY love good food, particularly Indian and Italian. I like learning and understanding new things so I read and listen to podcasts a lot.
Latest Question:What is your biggest accomplishment that you have made in your life as a scientist?
I’m big outdoors enthusiast who enjoys cycling, skydiving, shooting, sailing and kayaking. I occasionally DJ and am a big fan of coffee, sloths and art. I’ve been doing science communication for 11 years now.
A curious human being who learned how to use physics to see what’s underground. Also a 28-yo geophysicist from Poland living in beautiful Crawley, working for energy industry.
Latest Question:What kind of jobs in geophysics involve travelling?
I’m a 24 year old PhD student from Essex and currently living in Birmingham. I love goats, Taylor Swift and desserts!
Aspiring physicist, avid musician, occasional photographer and videographer
Latest Question:Are there parallel universes
Juggling, climber, roman neuroMRphysicist researcher and aspiring kitesurfer Fascinated by the human mind, and brain.
I am a happy coexistence between music and science.
I live in Southwest London with my husband and our cocker spaniel. I enjoy sailing, ballet, and volunteering with Girlguiding.
I’m a second year PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. My work involves using lasers and ion traps to understand molecules of interest to Astrochemistry.
I grew up near Manchester and now live in Edinburgh. I love being outdoors in the hills – running, cycling or hiking. I also enjoy baking and reading.
I have been working as an engineer with radio waves for over 6 years after finishing university. In my spare time I enjoy public speaking, reading, exercising and spending time with family and friends.
Latest Question:Have you ever found a challenge that you can not solve?
Astronomer/Astrophysicist. Dreamer, galaxy discovered. Telescope-aided-time-traveller. Loves to question literally everything and to take the road never taken.
Latest Question:How many meteors land in Europe in 1 year?
I’m a 2nd Year PhD Scientist, using lasers to see how pollution scatters sunlight. I started off studying Chemistry, but I’ve also done Physics and Biology research along the way.
I’m a PhD student at the University of Southampton looking at how to find super massive black holes.
I’m a theoretical physics PhD at Imperial College London. I have a mixed background, an Bachelor’s of Science in maths at the University of Texas, four and a half years work experience in the United States Coast Guard, and two Master’s of Science in physics.
Latest Question:If anti-gravity was to be invented and used primarily everywhere, would this be the end of coal, oil gas and fuel?
I am a chemist who became crystallographer who now plays with diamonds and lasers and X-rays to figure out the structure of matter. I am also an equestrian, a writer, a slow runner and a dreamer.
Latest Question:What is a carbon nanotube and what could it be used for?
Love nothing more than being outdoors, preferably up a mountain.
I am a PhD student, working on the physics of ultracold gases. We cool gases to fractions of a degree above absolute zero and use this to understand how materials work.
I’m an applied physicst, specialising in photonics — all things lasers and electronics. I love taking things apart, sailing, running, playing computer games and building things, sometimes robots and drones! I have way too many plants it’s beginning to feel like a jungle at home….
Latest Question:How could the discovery of a room temperature superconductor advance science and society as a whole, and do you think
I am a 33 year old History and Politics graduate from Swindon who loves science and cricket!
I’m a huge nerd! I love making and building things in my spare time and always have at least one project on the go (usually two or three).
Cactus-loving medical physicist.
I am an astrochemist: I study chemistry in space, and the potential beginnings of life beyond Earth and even beyond the Solar System. I use big telescopes to look at tiny molecules floating in the vastness of space and computer models to analyse the data and make models for experiments. I regularly do public engagement activities and love answering questions on astrophysics and astrochemistry.
Iām a graduate living in Derby. I love rock climbing, badminton, travelling and musicals.
I’m a scientist based at the University of Cambridge who works at the boundary of physics, chemistry and materials science. Outside the lab, I love dancing, reading and baking!
I am a Laser Engineer from Glasgow who has a PhD in Physics and loves Grey’s Anatomy.
Latest Question:what is the law of phisics
I am an antimatter physicist, based at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. I am a practical person who likes to design and build things. Outside of work, I enjoy playing football, solving problems with coding or electronics and playing console games.
I’m an astroparticle physicist. I also enjoy running, travelling and playing the piano.
Latest Question:Where did all the antimatter go?
I’m 24 years old, and I’m from north Wales! I’ve lived in a lot of different places, including France and Belfast, but I currently live in Cambridge, where I work at the British Antarctic Survey, studying how the atmosphere works.
I love space and (unusually for a professional astronomer) I can actually tell you what that star “up there” is š I like listening to good music, playing some piano and reading about adventure and exploration.
Latest Question:What has been a turning point or defining moment in your work as a scientist?
Iām a physicist but also a dancer, foodie, musician and art-lover!
I study materials which can hold a plasma 10x hotter than the Sun to create electricity. I like understanding how things work and how to make them better.
My job is to break ceramics and understand why they break and how to make them stronger.
I’m AJ. I love all things sport, music & science. I like to exercise, go to social events & read in my spare time. Half Trinidadian, half English š¹š¹ š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ
Latest Question:Would you like to discover a planet that is just like earth but bigger?
I live in stafford, and I’m currently finishing my PhD. I enjoy sport and going to the beach.
I’m Adam and I help other scientists do their research. I also enjoy playing Minecraft and watching the worst possible movies with my spouse.
Latest Question:what was your favourite project
I enjoy mathematics, quantum mechanics, programming and lifting heavy things.
Latest Question:This is an impossible question Supposing God exists: can God create a stone that God cannot lift?
Besides physics, I enjoy running and most kinds of sports, I love to travel and see the world, and I am always tempted by good food, music and any kind of challenging thing that others consider to be impossible.
I have just completed my BSc Hons in Computer Science and love web design
I live and work in Oxford, and am a member of Wadham College. I am from Birmingham, proudly state-school educated, and an enthusiastic (if not talented!) runner, painter and guitarist.
Latest Question:Have you always wanted to be a scientist? If not, what made you change your mind?
I like making things, listening to new music, reading books in the peace and quiet, and avoiding social media.
Latest Question:How close are physicists to finding a theory that makes general relativity and quantum mechanics work together? Does
I’m a Chartered Engineer, working mainly on car projects, but I also love flying and aeroplanes and have had a pilot’s licence since before I could drive.
Latest Question:What is a chartered engineer?
I am a theoretical physicist working on simple models of the complex system of nature, at the intersection of mathematics and physics.
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I am an electrical engineer and have a deep understanding of the UK electricity industry. I can’t wait to talk to anyone who has any electricity (physics and industry) based questions and is looking to understand more!
In my spare time, i play bass guitar, go on long walks (i love camping as well) and travel with my family.
In work: I enjoy working with other scientists working on tricky problems. I’m rather particular about detail, especially when coding! Outside of work: I love the outdoors, walking, cycling, cricket and any other sports, but most of my spare time goes on maintaining the small farm where I live.