Virtual FoNS Research Showcase 2021
This event will be run with Live Microsoft Teams. Event Link:
Join us for two afternoons ofÌýpresentations and stimulating discussions with the academics and prize-winning PhD students in the Faculty of Natural Sciences:
- DAY ONE (29 September 2021) will host talks from the Departments of Chemistry and Life Sciences
- DAY TWO (30 September 2021) will be dedicated to the Departments of Mathematics, Physics and the Centre for Environmental Policy Showcases
PhD competitions
The FoNS Showcase 2021 comprises two separate competitions for the PhD students: the first one is an oral presentation competition taking place during DAY ONE and DAY TWO. The second is a poster and video competition where students will present their research to judges in advance ( ).Ìý
Your chance to vote! The people’s choice prize: Ìý and as part of the people’s choice prize. Voting is open to the whole 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ community – be sure to submit your vote by the 30 September 2021!
The prize winners of both oral and poster presenters will be announced Friday 1 October 2021.
Programme for Day Two
Find out more about the programme for DAY TWO (Physics, Mathematics and the CEP Showcases) below – Click the link to read the .
Day Two keynote speaker
This year the Faculty is extremely pleased to host keynote speaker Dr Paul Febvre (Chief Technology Officer at Satellite Applications Catapult), who will talk about opportunities for collaborative research and development at Satellite Applications Catapult. Please join us!
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý13:30ÌýWelcome message by theÌýDean Professor Richard Craster
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Chair: Professor Henrique Araujo
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý13:35ÌýDr Paul FebvreÌý(Chief Technology Officer at Satellite Applications CatapultÌý)Ìý– Title: Space 2030 and Beyond → Opportunities for Collaborative Research and Development
ÌýDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS SHOWCASE,ÌýChair: Professor Henrique Araujo
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý14:00ÌýProfessor Claudia de Rham (Professor of Theoretical Physics) –ÌýTitle: Physics under the Gravitational Rainbow
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý14:20ÌýVicente Valenzuela-VillasecaÌý (PhD student) – Title: Experiments on Rotating Plasmas: From the Laboratory to the Universe
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý14:35 David Monk (PhD student) – Title: Track Finding in the CMS Level 1 Trigger for HL-LHC: Challenges, Design and Implementation
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý14:50 Katherine Stewart (PhD student) – Title: Molecular understanding of Ï€-conjugated polymer/solid-state ionic liquid complex as a highly sensitive and selective volatile organic compound biosensor
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýCoffee break (15:05 -15:15)
ÌýDEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS SHOWCASE,ÌýChair: Professor Mauricio Barahona
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý15:15 Professor Axel Gandy (Chair in Statistics) – Title: A statistical journey through the COVID-19 pandemic
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý 15:35 Emilio Rossi Ferrucci (PhD student) – Title: Rough calculus on smooth manifolds
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý15:50ÌýConnor Roberts (PhD student) – Title: Active matter thermodynamics: Powering an E. coli engine with help from field theory
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES SHOWCASE,ÌýChair: Professor Niall Mac Dowell
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý16:05ÌýDr Iain StaffellÌý(Lecturer in Sustainable Energy Systems) –ÌýTitle: Cleaning up the global energy system
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý 16:25ÌýSarah Kakadellis (PhD student) – Title: Biodegradable plastics in the circular bioeconomy: myth or reality?
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý16:40ÌýClosing remarks by the Dean Professor Richard Craster