Join a full day of presentations and stimulating discussions with the academics and prize-winning PhD students in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and find out about our innovative work. Everybody is welcome! Please register as soon as possible (deadline: 27th September).
Natural Sciences Showcase
10:00 – 18:00, SAFB G34 LT
Welcome coffee from 9.30 in the concourse level 1
- Departmental talks sessions: 10:00 -15:45 in SAFB G34 LT (coffee breaks in the concourse level 1)
- PhD students poster competition: 12:30-13:30 in SAFB 120-122 (lunch will be provided) – see list of poster presenters
- Panel session – Beyond the Research Frontiers in Natural Science: 16:00 – 17:10 in SAFB 120-122
- Awards from 17:15 with canapés & drinks reception in the concourse level 1
Don’t miss this great opportunity to engage with our academics and postgraduate students. Please see the full programme below:
Programme
(Coffee and tea will be available from 9:30 in the concourse level 1)
10:00-10:05 Welcome by the Dean Professor Richard Craster
10:05-10:35 Centre for Environmental Policy Showcase
- 10:05 – 10:20 Professor Nick Voulvoulis (Professor of Environmental Technology) – Transitioning to a sustainable circular economy
- 10:20 – 10:35 Matilda Dunn –How does the United Nation System work together on biodiversity goals
10:35-11:20 Department of Mathematics Showcase
- 10:35 – 10:50 Dr Thomas Cass (Reader in Stochastic Analysis) –Unparameterised paths: signatures, rough paths, and the mathematics of multimodal data
- 10:50 – 11:05 Efthymios Costa – Clustering mixed-type data: which method to choose?
- 11:05 – 11:20 Shubham Gupta – Discrete functional inequalities
Coffee break (11:20-11:30)
11:30-12:30 Department of Life Sciences Showcase
- 11:30 -11:45 Professor Faith Osier (Chair of Malaria Immunology & Vaccination) – Making malaria history through vaccination
- 11:45 – 12:00 Alisia Fadini – Studying Dynamics in Photoactivated Proteins –Resolving the Hula-Twist Mechanism
- 12:00 – 12:15 Emma Walmsley – Revealing hidden micropeptide functions using high-throughput screening
- 12:15 – 12:30 Anna Strampelli – A male-drive female-sterile (MDFS) system for population suppression of the main malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
12:30-13:30 Lunch & Poster session
13:30-14:30 Department of Physics Showcase
- 13:30 – 13:45 Dr Heather Graven (Reader in Climate Physics) – Atmospheric measurements demonstrate under-reported natural gas leakage in London
- 13:45 – 14:00 Guanchen Peng – Measuring Acceleration of Atoms to Constrain Dark Energy Models which may explain the accelerating universe
- 14:00 – 14:15 Simon Williams – Quantum computing approaches for simulating high energy collisions
- 14:15 – 14:30 Torben Skrzypek – How string theory connects black holes and superconductors
Coffee break (14:30-14:40)
14:40- 15:40 Department of Chemistry Showcase
- 14:40 – 14:55 Dr Nazila Kamaly (Lecturer) – Stimuli-responsive nanogels: a versatile drug delivery platform
- 14:55 – 15:10 Adam Sills – Exploring the mechanics of an enzyme: a multidisciplinary approach
- 15:10 – 15:25 Juan Rojas Munoz – Synthesis of Substituted Oxetanes as Design Elements for Drug Discovery
- 15:25 – 15:40 Benji Fenech Salerno – Multi Analyte Biosensing using Printed Graphene Transistors
15:40 -15:45 Closing remarks by the Dean Professor Richard Craster
Coffee break (15:45-15:55)
16:00 – 17:10 Beyond the Research Frontiers in Natural Sciences
Panel discussion
- Panel members:
- Dr Doryen Bubeck (Life Sciences) – AI in structural biology
- Professor Mark Crimmin (Chemistry) – Frontiers in Synthetic Chemistry
- Dr Mitesh Patel (Physics) – What is the latest in Particle Physics?
- Dr Sarah Filippi (Mathematics) – AI changing healthcare
- Dr Mai Bui (Centre for Environmental Policy) – Role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in sustainable energy systems
- Panel chair: Claudia Cannon (Faculty of Natural Sciences)
17:15 – 18:00 – Canapes reception and Prizes
- Awards will be given at 17:30