Public engagement
Exhibition Road Festival 2022
Our group participated in the 2022 Great Exhibition Road Festival across the 18th and 19th of June 2022, where we showcased our research achievements in the field of spectroscopic imaging as well as performed live demonstrations with the participation of visitors using a portable Infrared spectrometer.
The 2019 Great Exhibition Road Festival
Imperial Festival
Our group participated in the inaugural Imperial Festival in 2012 as well as subsequent festivals in 2013, 2014 and 2016 where we showcased our research achievements on an interactive display and video screen, as well as performed live experiments with the participation of visitors using a portable spectrometer, to demonstrate how infrared spectroscopy can reveal information about materials and even fingerprints.
Our group has been selected again to present our research at the 2019 Great Exhibition Road Festival across the 29th and 30th of June 2019.
We also presented our research on chemical imaging of fingreprints at the Imperial Fringe in November 2016: Criminal Investigations event which was open to all and more details can be found here.
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2010
An overview of our research, which was in a printed leaflet form at the exhibition, provides a summary of the main research fields we are currently working, and a more detailed insight of our research. The Royal Society website also contains information on our exhibit and teaching materials from the exhibition are listed in the section below.
Brochure (Requires a PDF viewer)
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2010 website
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition video
Professor Sergei Kazarian talks about his Chemical Photography stand at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
Teaching Materials
An outline of some of the scientific principles of Infrared spectroscopy and the technological developments allowing infrared spectroscopy to become the powerful analytical technique it is today. Also an brief introduction to Chemical Imaging.
History of Infrared Spectroscopy
Principles behind Infrared Spectroscopy
For further resources regarding Infrared Spectroscopy and how it fits into the UK Educational Curricula, including Practical experiments, visit the Royal Society Teachers' Resource pages
Selected events and presentations
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Science Festival in Moscow: Following successful presentations at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2010, our Research Group was invited by the British Embassy in Moscow to showcase our research at the 2011 All Russia Science Festival. This was a great opportunity to present our work to members of the Russian public, schoolchildren and other scientists. The event was a great success and ran from the 7th to 9th of October 2011 attracting over 350 thousands visitors across 80 locations in Moscow. Whilst there, we took part in two Innovation Roundtables hosted by the British Embassy which were attended by prominent scientists and the media.
Our Group took part in the Science Uncovered 2011 event at the Natural History Museum in London presenting our research to public. We take active part in the Engineering and Science Summer Schools and “How Science Works” days at Imperial College London.
Prof. Kazarian presented lecture "New Insights with Chemical Imaging" at the Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution on 25 April 2008.
Professor Sergei Kazarian discussing ERC grant
Professor Sergei Kazarian discusses being awarded an ERC Advanced Grant.