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Emily Hanover

Emily Hanover

City Coordinator

I'm a second year PhD, joint between Edinburgh and St Andrews. My research focuses on creating new, boron containing fluorescent materials. When I'm not doing chemistry and outreach, I play cello and enjoy climbing

Amy Price

Amy Price

Event Manager - Atoms to Galaxies

I'm an associate lecturer in inorganic chemistry at the University of St Andrews. My previous postdoctoral research focused on understanding the properties of man-made radioactive elements. During my PhD I researched new phosphorus and boron containing molecules and how we might be able to use them …

Nicole Kelly

Nicole Kelly

Event Manager - Atoms to Galaxies

I am a research fellow in the school of chemistry at University of St Andrews. My main research focus is the analysis of novel materials for gas absorption and catalysis. In my spare time I enjoy going to the gym and have recently started learning the trapeze.

Tomasz Plaskocinski

Tomasz Plaskocinski

Event Manager - Atoms to Galaxies

4th Year PhD in the School of Physics and Astronomy. My main research topics are optical trapping and nanofabrication; I create tiny tools and manipulate them with lasers. In my spare time, I love to cook new dishes from around the world.

Hala Zia

Hala Zia

Event Manager - Beautiful Mind

I'm a Neuroscientist researching hormones and how they impact the development of Alzheimer's at a cellular level. I am excited about my first year with Pint of Science and all the cool talks lined up for the summer! I love to chat about science and brain health with the public and I can’t wait to me…

Michele D Tonet

Michele D Tonet

Event Manager - Beautiful Mind

I’m a PhD student at University of St Andrews investigating organic materials for optoelectronic applications. My research is focused on the development of optical sensors to detect environmental analytes. I’m also a member of St Andrews Optics Society and I’m very excited to be involved with the Pi…

Joanna Urbańczyk

Joanna Urbańczyk

Event Manager - Planet Earth

I’m a Chemistry PhD student working on organic molecules with boron and new methods of making them using metal catalysts and light. I love science communication and foreign languages spending my evenings reading popular science magazines from many countries. Outside of lab I’m also a huge fan of dan…

Fawn Holland

Fawn Holland

Event Manager - Planet Earth

I'm a PhD student in earth sciences, specialising in understanding nitrogen behaviour during magmatic differentiation: exploring a small piece of how our planet works. I'm excited to help share the wonders of planet earth with new audiences through Pint of Science!

Paul Savage

Paul Savage

Event Manager - Planet Earth

I’m a senior lecturer in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of St Andrews. My research focusses on the use of novel isotopic proxies to help tell us more about the processes and conditions involved in the evolution of the rocky planets in our solar system (including Ear…

Jiaping Lu

Jiaping Lu

Event Manager - Atoms to Galaxies

I am a third-year PhD student in St Andrews working on products of groups. I enjoy playing boardgames and video games in my spare time.