Meet the speaker: Fatemeh Khodaparastan

Fatemeh is a PhD student at the Open University investigating the use of self-sustaining smouldering systems to produce biochar. She previously completed master’s and bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering in Iran. Fatemeh will be speaking live in CentreMK on Saturday 6th July – here she gives us an insight into her career and work as …

Meet the speaker: Ankita Debnath

Ankita Debnath was born and raised in the vibrant city of Kolkata, India. She earned a bachelor’s degree in food technology and Biochemical Engineering with distinction. Pursuing higher education, she moved to Scotland where she completed her Master of Science at Glasgow Caledonian University, specializing in Food Bioscience. After her graduation, she applied her expertise …

Meet the speaker: Hannah Blyth – Part 2!

In yesterday’s blog post, Hannah gave an insight into her journeyas a scientist and now she has answered a few questions to get to know her in advance of the event. Q: Hannah, how did you get to your current position?My path to my current position is incredibly twisty and started with the realization that …

Meet the speaker: Hannah Blyth

Hannah Blyth is a postdoctoral researcher at RothamstedResearch. She was born in Liverpool, England, then raised near Cardiff, Wales.She earned an integrated Master’s (MSci, Hons) in Biology from the Universityof Nottingham and completed her Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology fundedthrough the BBSRC-University of Nottingham DTP program at Rothamsted Research.Outside of work, you might find Hannah …

Meet the speaker: Min Zhang

Dr Min Zhang is a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher at the Open University. She was born and educated in China with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Master’s degree in Software Engineering. Doing a PhD in HCI at the University of Nottingham has completely changed her career pathway. Through her 5-year self-exploration, she transformed …

Meet the speaker: Christina van Midden

Christina van Midden is a 4th year PhD student at Cranfield University, working on a project looking at reducing nitrogen losses from the application of anaerobic digestate by using soil microorganisms. Her project is funded by the BBSRC with Future Biogas Ltd as an industry partner. Christina will be speaking live in CentreMK onSaturday 6th …

Meet the speaker: Madara Premawardhana

Madara Premawardhana was born and raised in Sri Lanka and is a second-year PhD student in computing in the School of Computing at the University of Buckingham. Prior to this, Madara completed her undergraduate education at the University of Moratuwa, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Information Technology. After graduating she …

Meet the speaker: Dhouha Kbaier

Dr Dhouha Kbaier is currently a Senior Lecturer in Computing and Communications at the Open University, recognised for her outstanding contributions and multiple best paper awards. She holds a PhD with highest honours from Telecom Bretagne (Brest, France) and specialises in Space Communications Systems. Her research interests include signal processing applied to communications and oceanography, …

Meet the speaker: Annalisa Lanza

Annalisa Lanza is a first year PhD student at Rothamsted Research. She graduated from the University of York with a masters degree in biology in 2022, before embarking on a teaching qualification at Cambridge. She is currently working on identifying and handling outliers in large agricultural datasets. This involves the use of advanced statistics and …

Soapbox Science Milton Keynes, 2024

The Soapbox Science Milton Keynes event is back for its ninth year, taking place at Middleton Hall in Centre MK shopping centre. This year, ten brilliant presenters will share their diverse science topics with the public, offering a unique opportunity for learning and engagement. The event is scheduled for Saturday, July 6th, 2024, from 12pm to 3pm.