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Abby Mycroft
Planet Earth Event Manager
I am a second year PhD student interested in water quality and sustainable water use. Currently I'm researching peatland soil chemistry and exploring links between this and land management, climate change and restoration processes. I joined team 'Planet Earth' to engage with the public on the enviro...
Adam Odell
York City Coordinator
Lecturer in Biomedical Science, with a history of Science outreach. Generally interested in all things science. I was an invited speaker last yeast and thought I would step up this year as the York St John liaise.
Alfie Mayhew
Atoms to Galaxies Event Manager
I am a first year Chemistry PhD student, studying atmospheric chemistry. I think Pint of Science is a great opportunity to share the interesting work happening across York's universities with the wider public.
Amanda Hickey
Beautiful Mind Event Manager
I'm a Psychology PhD student, investigating language development. I am interested in how research can be made accessible and successfully communicated outside of academia. I look forward to exploring this through volunteering with Pint of Science.
Amelia Gilio
Our Body Team Event Manager
I am a PhD student in The York Structural Biology Labs. I love getting involved in public outreach and being involved in Pint of Science is a brilliant way of engaging the public in new developments in academia by making science accessible for all.
Amy Brown
Our Body Team Event Manager
I am a second year PhD student looking into how the role of one member of the MAPK signalling cascade functions and contributes towards skeletal muscle regulation and homeostasis. This is with the aim to futher understand how skeletal muscle is regulated so that we can develop therapeutics to amelio...
Angelos Sofocleous
Beautiful Mind Event Manager
I am a Philosophy PhD student conducting research on the philosophy of depression. Through Pint of Science, I look forward to making academic research accessible to the public and fostering communication between academics and non-academics.
Aubrey Steingraber
Our Society Event Manager
I'm a PhD student in archaeology studying frontier landscapes on the medieval Anglo-Scottish border. I became interested in public engagement as a field archaeologist and am excited to celebrate exciting and creative ideas with all of you!
Callum Reilly
Communications Manager
I'm currently working on my PhD in archaeology but in my other life I worked as a PR professional. I have always been enthusiastic about science, so I'm really looking forward to helping as many people as possible know about Pint of Science in York.
Catia Oliveira
Beautiful Mind Event Manager
I'm a second year Psychology PhD student at the University of York investigating the relationship between procedural learning and language. Through Pint of Science I look forward to promote science's accessibility to the general public.
Chang Liu
Planet Earth
I am an MSc student, majoring in educational psychology. I'm originally from China. I think the 'Pint of Science' is quite intriguing and meaningful. I'm so lucky to be one of the members, cheers!
Christoph Minz
Planet Earth Event Manager
"I am a PhD student at the Department of Mathematics, University of York, currently in my third and final year. I have studied physics before and I am working on the mathematics of quantum field theory and some model for quantum gravity.
Aside my research interests, I am also interested in climate...
Cristia Cardona Barreña
Tech Me Out Event Manager
I'm currently studying an MSc in Molecular Medicine at the University of York. I am originally from Barcelona, Spain. And I looooove science and beer!
Debarun Gupta
Our Society Event Manager
I am a Master's student studying Development Economics at the University of York. As an aspiring PhD student, getting to be a part of Pint of Science and working with some really smart people on making research seem less "inaccessible" and more approachable to the general public is really exciting f...
Dina Jankovic
Tech Me Out Event Manager
I am a researcher in health economics, but I love the concept of scientific research in general – we put our heads together to push the boundaries of human knowledge about the world in order to prevent and solve problems. PoS is a unique chance to learn about mind blowing research and innovation hap...
Eleanor Green
York City Coordinator
I am an archaeology PhD student who really enjoys public outreach. After being an Events Manager last year, I am really looking forward the new challenge of city coordinator this year.
Emily Thompson
Atoms to Galaxies Event Manager
Science is wonderful and I think everyone should know more about it, what better way is there to do that than with a pint in hand? I recently started my PhD in York where I freeze tiny crystals and fire electrons at them to figure out what they are.
Ian Noble
Our Body team Event Manager
I am a Master's student in Bioarchaeology at the University of York. I am fascinated by topics of forensic pathology, human biology, anatomy, physiology and cellular biology. I love inspiring an interest in science in others through public outreach and seeing those "aha" moments when people learn so...
Jessica Downing
Communications Team and Tech Me Out Team
I am a second year PhD student in the Department of Biology, investigating the genome of an extremophilic red alga. I believe it is very important to make science accessible to everyone.
Joris Wiethase
Tech Me Out Event Manager
I'm a first year PhD student investigating how birds, insects and grasses interact in tropical savannas. A lot of my work involves computational methods, and I am hoping to help inform the public about the many applications of technology in research, through Pint of Science!
Laura Vinton
Beautiful Mind Team Event Manager
I'm in the first year of a Psychology PhD at the University of York, researching the way in which individuals perceive the actions of others. I am looking forward to volunteering with Pint of Science to encourage more people to engage with current scientific research.
Léa Drieu
Our Society Event Manager
I am a chemist by training and a post-doctoral fellow in archaeology. I believe that science is exciting and fun and I love to share it whether it's in a game or over a beer!
Luke Andrews
Planet Earth Event Manager
I am a third year PhD student interested in the effects of climate change upon peatland carbon cycling, combining contemporary ecology with palaeoecology to better understand the impact of these ecosystems upon global climate. I volunteered to help organise the Planet Earth to help share awareness a...
Natalie Wong
Atoms to Galaxies Event Manager
I'm now a 3rd Year PhysChem PhD student exploring the fundamental photochemical properties of sunscreen molecules using laser-interfaced mass spectrometry. When not in the lab, I enjoy science communication and travel photography!
Rachel Collins
Creative Reactions Event Manager
I’m a Project Officer at STEM Learning Ltd. and am studying Science Communication. This includes how art and science combine and how creativity is a feature of both. I'm looking forward to seeing how people represent science in creative ways.
Rida Wahba
Our Body Team Event Manager
I am a second year PhD student in physiotherapy and stroke rehabilitation at York St John University. I've always been interested about delivering science to different audiences groups outside academia. I was engaged with different public talks back home but I’ve never really had the chance to organ...
Ruggero De Agostini
Our Society Event Manager
I am a PhD student in Psychology at the University of York. I specialize in Mathematics Anxiety and its relationships with Mathematical Performance and Working Memory. I think that PoS can be a fun and interesting event, so I plan to work to achieve that result.
Sam Crawford
Atoms to Galaxies
I am in the second year of my PhD in Mathematical Physics (which is like theoretical physics, but even more theoretical!), where I am trying to understand the mathematics of why Quantum Field Theory works. When I'm not battling equations on the blackboard, I like to be either in a classroom teaching...
Sam Griffiths
Beautiful Mind Team Event Manager
Post-doctoral research associate, interested in the study of protein complex formation and translational structural biology. Big fan of collaborations and multi-disciplinary approaches.
Sophie Williams
Planet Earth Event Manager
I am a third year PhD student interested in past climates and environments. Currently, I work within the Quaternary period, looking at how sea level has changed due to melting Northern Hemisphere ice. I joined the Planet Earth and the Communication team to spread the word of sustainability.
Tsz Kam Kwok (Christine)
Tech Me Out Event Manager
I am a second year PhD student studying the carbon dioxide sensing pathway involved in the carbon concentrating mechanism in a type of green alga. I enjoy outreach activity and have decided to help in organising Pint of Science in York.
Yuanyuan Liu
Our Society team event manager
I am a master student in the department of Education, major in TESOL. I have interests in society and science, and I am lucky to work with a group of smart people and organize this event.