The Beyond the Fourth Floor podcast series was started in the Physics Department in 2019. Undergraduate students sit down with staff and postgraduate students to discuss their current research and talk about their career in physics. You can listen to all previous episodes of the podcast below.
Beyond the Fourth Floor Video Episodess
Episode 23 - Unveiling the secrets of the Universe
UG student Stella Cloëz talks with her supervisor, Prof Andrew Jaffe about his research
UG student Stella Cloëz talks with her supervisor, Prof Andrew Jaffe about his research and unveiling the secrets of the universe with the Cosmic Microwave Background.
Episode 22 - Physics Against Dementia
A conversation about Neuromodulation.
Undergraduate student Arianna Alonso Bizzi interviews Professor Nir Grossman about Neuromodulation and why we need more Physicists to dive into Neuroscience.
Episode 21 - Magnetic Confinement Fusion and Edge Modelling
Undergraduate student Paul Florescu talks with Alfie Adhemar about his research.
Undergraduate student Paul Florescu talks with Alfie Adhemar about his research in Scrape-Off Layer modelling in Magnetic confinement fusion devices.
Episode 20 - JUICE Looking for Life on Ocean Worlds
UG student, Henry Leitch talks to Dr. Adam Masters about his involvement in many space missions.
Undergraduate physics student, Henry Leitch, talks to Dr. Adam Masters about his involvement in many space missions including the recent JUICE mission, his recent formation of a multidisciplinary Ocean Worlds Group at Imperial, the science behind probing the secrets of these large moons and whether he thinks there is life living there.
Episode 19 - Topological Matter
Alexandre Chaduteau talks with Frank Schindler about his research in topological phases of matter.
Frank Schindler talks with UG student Alexandre Chaduteau about his research in topological phases of matter and their applications to upcoming technology. He shares personal experiences on his journey to becoming a researcher, and outlines the differences between Condensed-Matter Theory and High-Energy Theory.
Episode 18 High resolution spectroscopy research
Undergraduate student Shiyun Liu talks with Dr Christian Clear about his research.
Episode 17 Prof Claudia de Rham on Massive Gravity
UG student Bilgesu Aydin talks with Prof Claudia de Rham about her current research.
Episode 16 The Physics of Neuroscience
UG student Ari Alonso Bizzi talks with Dr Kozlov about his current research.
Episode 15 Space Ingoddity
Dr Ingo Mueller-Wordarg has a discussion with UG student Hrishi Shah about space ingoddity.
Episode14 Research in Spintronics
Prof Lesley Cohen discusses her research in spintronics
Episode 13 Use of Analogies in Physics
Dr Vijay Tymms and UG student Michele Redmond discuss the use of analogies in Physics.
Episode 12 The Search for Supersymmetry
Dr Alex Tapper discussed his research in supersymmetry with UG student Eva Xenios
Episode 11 Lasers in Physics
Prof Roland Smiths talks about lasers in physics with UG student Emir Sezik
Episode 10 Through the Plasma, Lightly
Research Fellow Francisco Suzuki Vidal and UG student Sinisa Milosevic talk about his work in plasma
Episode 09 Cosmology, Consulting and Communicating Science
Prof Roberto Trotta talks with UG student Sung Moon about his work.
Episode 08 A Conversation about Proton Therapy
PhD student Titus-Stefan Dascalu discusses his research in proton therapy with Efia Amankwa
Episode 07 Space Physics
A discussion on space physics with Dr Subu Mohanty
Episode 06 Quantum Optics
Stefano Vezzoli discusses his work in quantum optics.
Episode 05 Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy
Arttu Johnson speaks with Philip Sandwell about his work.
Episode 04 A Conversation about Quantum Gravity
Prof Fay Dowker talks about her work in quantum gravity with two MSc students.
Episode 03 The Age of the Oceans
Dr Arnaud Czaja and Dr Heather Graven talk about their careers and work in environmental physics.
Episode 02 Plasma Physics
PhD students Lloyd James and Luke Simons talk about their research in dusty plasma
Episode 01 Dusty Plasma
Dr Michael Coppins talks about his career and current research into dusty plasma.