Summer Webinar Series in Physics

In Summer 2020, we ran a series of public webinars on physics research. Each one was is broadcast live on our YouTube channel and many of the recordings can now be found there. Details of the webinars are set out below.

Thank you to everyone who took part either as a speaker or attendee.

6th August, Dr Jess Wade

The first webinar of the TIGER in STEMM summer webinar series was presented by Dr Jess Wade (she/her) on:

Chiral materials and their application in electronic devices

13th August, Dr Idris Ajia & Dr Kate Oliver

The second webinar of the TIGER in STEMM summer webinar series features two short talks:

• Dr Idris Ajia (he/him):

Gigahertz Optomechanical Resonances in Dielectric Metasurface Arrays

• Dr Kate Oliver (they/them)

I don't think you're ready for this jelly: 3D printed shape changing hydrogels

20th August, Claire Malone & Cheyenne Polius, MPhys

The third webinar of the TIGER in STEMM summer webinar series features two short talks:

• Claire Malone (she/her):

Fixing the standard model: pairing off particles

• Cheyenne Polius, MPhys

How star explosions might have helped the development of life on Earth

20th August, Dr Lia Li

The fourth webinar of the TIGER in STEMM summer webinar series features Dr Lia Li talking about:

Hierarchy, power & money:
Overcoming barriers in fundamental experimental physics

3rd September, Divya Persaud & Dr Kwasi A. Kwakwa

The fifth and final webinar of the TIGER in STEMM summer webinar series featured two short talks:

• Divya Persaud

3D imaging and visualisation to investigate complex Mars geology

• Dr Kwasi A. Kwakwa

An overview of super-resolution imaging