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: 24th September, 5pm).
Natural Sciences Showcase
10:00 – 18:00, SAFB G16 LT
Welcome coffee from 9.30 in the concourse level 1
- Departmental talks sessions: 10:00 -16:10 in SAFB G16 LT (coffee breaks in the concourse level 1)
- PhD students poster competition: 12:30-13:40 in SAFB 120-122 (lunch will be provided) – Imperial staff and students will be able to vote for their favourite poster before the event – view the posters and submit your VOTE!
- Panel session – Vaccine development and deployment: 16:10 – 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 Robert Fish (Chair in Environmental Sustainability) – Title of talk: The feel-good factor: exploring the links between biodiversity and human well-being
- 10:20 – 10:35 Henry Grub (PhD student) – Title of talk: A comparison of approaches to badger vaccination against bovine tuberculosis
10:35-11:20 Department of Mathematics Showcase
- 10:35 – 10:50 Dr Anthea Monod (Lecturer in Biomathematics) – Title of talk: Algebraic Topology and Algebraic Geometry for Data Science
- 10:50 – 11:05 Paula Cordero Encinar (PhD student) – Title of talk: Where Should I Put My Sensor to Solve My Problem? An AI and Math Perspective
- 11:05 – 11:20 Ilteber Ozdemir (PhD student) – Title of talk: Unveiling Complex Dynamics and Pattern Formation of Biofilaments
Coffee break (11:20-11:30)
11:30-12:30 Department of Life Sciences Showcase
- 11:30 -11:45 Dr Katelyn Spillane (Senior Lecturer) – Title of talk: B cell mechanics in immunity
- 11:45 – 12:00 Ariane Dellavalle (PhD student) – Title of talk: Shifting baselines, bird diversity, and pest control services in West Africa
- 12:00 – 12:15 Jonny Bradshaw (PhD student) – Title of talk: Identifying a novel poly-N-acetyl-glucosamine phenotype on a priority bacterial pathogen
- 12:15 – 12:30 Catherine Parry (PhD student) – Title of talk: Shedding light on pollination
12:30-13:40 Lunch & Poster session
13:40-14:40 Department of Chemistry Showcase
- 13:40 – 13:55 Dr Benjamin Schumann (Senior Lecturer) – Title of talk: Chemical precision tools for the sweet side of biology
- 13:55 – 14:10 Annabel Basford (PhD student) – Title of talk: Streamlining the automated discovery of porous materials
- 14:10 – 14:25 Thomas Webb (PhD student) – Title of talk: The design of metallocenes as dopants for organic conductive materials
- 14:25 – 14:40 Natalia Swiatek (PhD student) – Title of talk: Towards the Development of a Novel Small Molecule for the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Coffee break (14:40-14:50)
14:50- 15:50 Department of Physics Showcase
- 14:50 – 15:05 Professor Kenneth Long (Professor of Experimental Particle Physics) – Title of talk: The LhARA initiative; how physics can guide biology and ultimately deliver better cancer care
- 15:05 – 15:20 Adam Taylor (PhD student) – Title of talk: Taming errors in near-term quantum computers
- 15:20 – 15:35 Elisa Jacquet (PhD student) – Title of talk: Searching for neutrinoless double beta decay in a dark matter experiment
- 15:35 – 15:50 Josie McGarrigle (PhD student) – Title of talk: Developing new modalities of particle beam therapy
15:50 -15:55 Closing remarks by the Dean Professor Richard Craster
Coffee break (15:55-16:10)
16:10 – 17:10 Vaccine development and deployment
Panel discussion
Chair: Professor Erhard Hohenester (Professor of Structural Matrix Biology, Department of Life Sciences)
- Panel members:
- Dr Nazila Kamaly (Senior lecturer, Department of Chemistry)
- Professor Marisa Miraldo (Professor in Health Economics and Policy, Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation – Business School)
- Dr Katy Gaythorpe (Lecturer in Epidemiology of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, School of Public Health – Faculty of Medicine)
- Dr Stephanie Ascough (Research Associate, Department of infectious Disease – Faculty of Medicine)
17:15 – 18:00 – Canapes reception and Prizes
- Awards will be given at 17:30