Natural Sciences Research Seminars

Speaker: Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Heriot-Watt University

The Government have mandated that by 2050, the UK will cut greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero. A key technology that the UK is well placed to exploit is carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Of the variety of technologies available to decarbonise the UK Energy System, the latest modelling by...

Speaker: Various

Campuses might well still be on lockdown in September. Perhaps beyond. Delivering a high-quality digital learning experience in the midst of this crisis is an unprecedented challenge. It requires the equivalent of executing a ten-year strategy in three months — from every stakeholder in the university. Questions to answer would...

Speaker: Prof Nick Avis, University of Chester

These are particularly challenging times for the Faculty and in this presentation I wish to share some of my thoughts and ideas as to how the Faculty could change to embrace the local, national and global environment post Covid-19.

Speaker: Dr Tom Micklewright

Join Dr Tom Micklewright, GP, writer and digital health specialist, in this 45-minute talk exploring the question, will emerging technologies make for a fairer society? We will explore specific examples, from AI to Big Data, of how new technology is impacting equality in our world, including access to healthcare, and...

Speaker: Elisabeth Cooke and Heather Beaumont

Elisabeth Cooke, Chief Process Engineer at Sellafield Ltd, and Heather Beaumont, Head of Profession for Physics at Wood Plc, both with more than 20 years experience in the nuclear sector, will deliver a 45-min lecture starting with an introduction to the UK nuclear industry landscape, followed by career prospects for...

Speaker: Emeritus Professor John Helliwell, University of Manchester

In my three books on this theme I separated out the skills needed, the why we do things and the whats of a scientific life into three books. Two of these, the whys and the whats books, are in the CRC Press Book Series Global Science Education. I saw the...

Speaker: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

The inspirational Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will give a talk on space science. To book your place, place visit the link here.

Speaker: Michael Hales

The reverse electrolyser is an electrochemical system designed to work in either electrolyser mode or fuel cell mode. The system harnesses energy from renewable sources during times of surplus, and uses that energy to catalytically convert water into hydrogen, using Ce(III) and (IV) as the active catalyst dissolved in methanesulphonic...

Speaker: Dr Gerard Edwards, Deputy Head of Electronic & Electrical Engineering Subject Area

The Quantum Dot Cellular Automata (QCA) paradigm for nano-computing, put forward by the Notre Dame, USA group, manages to achieve the minimal heat dissipation and the ultimate in coding one bit, in the charge configuration state of a mixed valence molecule. The QCA paradigm is a leading contender to take...

Speaker: Alex Kippax

The transverse profile of a particle beam within an accelerator facility is a critical parameter for machine operation and optimisation. In linear accelerators this measurement is typically carried out with an optical imaging system. However, in synchrotron light sources, the beam size is often much smaller, requiring a much greater...