In this podcast we ask Scientists and Engineers at Newcastle University questions asked by school students. See who we have coming up and submit your own questions at go.ncl.ac.uk/askourexperts
To celebrate International Women's Day, we're sharing Clare's full conversation with Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne Central and Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Digital. Learn more about Chi's experience as an engineer, her transition into politics and discover what the government are doing to increase diversity in STEM.
This was originally recorded for the Holmes Memorial Lectures 2021 on Women in STEM. This is available here: https://youtu.be/DWIOzZfLuGk
8 Feb 2021
Ask our Medicinal Chemist
Medicinal Chemist and PhD student, Catherine Salvini answers your chemistry questions. Find out how medicines are made, what happens when you mix the wrong chemicals and of course, what happens when you mix dry ice, liquid nitrogen and orange juice...
Watch the video highlights on our STEM Newcastle Youtube Channel.
Visit go.ncl.ac.uk/stemnewcastle to find out who is coming next and submit your questions.
1 Feb 2021
Ask our Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer and PhD student at Newcastle University, Jenny Olsen answers your engineering questions.
Watch the video highlights on our STEM Newcastle Youtube Channel!
Find out which Scientists and Engineers will be interviewed next and submit your own questions at go.ncl.ac.uk/askourexperts
25 Jan 2021
Ask our Biochemist
Biochemist and PhD student, Ruth Walker, answers your question on making medicines, our immune system and what it's like to do a PhD.
Watch the video highlights on our STEM Newcastle Youtube Channel.
Find out who is coming up next and submit your own questions at http://go.ncl.ac.uk/askourexperts.
21 Dec 2020
Ask our PhD Students
Here is a taste of what is to come from series two in January, when we'll be interviewing some of Newcastle University's PhD students.
14 Dec 2020
Ask our Physicist
Physicist Paul Branch answers your question on magnets, electricity and superconductivity.
Watch the video highlights on our STEM Newcastle Youtube Channel.
Find out who is coming up next and submit your own questions at http://go.ncl.ac.uk/askourexperts.
7 Dec 2020
Ask our Computer Scientist
Computer Scientist and Lecturer in Digital Health, Dr. Jan Smeddinck answers your questions on Computer Science.
For more information about Jan's research and career see:
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Website: https://www.smeddinck.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=I_1dZMoaXjU&event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkdsS1JSY3didEhTWmVfV2tqVmlsTnNCTm9lUXxBQ3Jtc0tsZ1F5WlBUSV9IRzhTYWRjbGhEUWszVHhnRDZ6dFpxNmpnNXpHSGZLbnM1TjhlYXNpcjF4N054SnNLbnhUa0tVYjYzSXFxUHFBTWs2NGdTRlN2ajhTWFZUbTNkby1LNlFxclRDZzNUQmFxVUVHaHdpWQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smeddinck.com%2F)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/smeddinck (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=I_1dZMoaXjU&event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHdqbWJiOTZKeUJMaHFkN0dReEZNbnJ5amQ0QXxBQ3Jtc0ttWFpCZDNnQ1JnX2lqbjR1Y3VBZnY2VXVGMFRSQWhPdzdDZWg5YWdkSmd2bEoyVzU3U04wY0FSb2d2OEJsbUVfZFMweGdBSHZmUndfVFE5T0ZsT2xkZTdFbE5fZGI2SDZTSVNheFpQSWlrNHF0RTJGTQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fsmeddinck)
Watch the video highlights on our STEM Newcastle Youtube channel.
Find out who is coming up and ask our experts your questions at: https://go.ncl.ac.uk/askourexperts
30 Nov 2020
Ask our Chemical Engineer
This week we're interviewing Chemical Engineer, Fernando Russo Abegao. Fernando answers all of your questions on Chemistry, Engineering and how things are made.
Watch the highlights of this episode on our Youtube channel - STEM Newcastle.
Find out who we have coming up next and submit your own questions at go.ncl.ac.uk/askourexperts or tweet us @STEMNewcastle
23 Nov 2020
Ask our Epidemiologists
Newcastle University's Prof. Mark Pearce and Dr. Emma Slack answer all of your questions on data and disease. Don't worry, the first question answered is what is Epidemiology! You'll also get to hear about their career journeys in STEM as well as why COVID-19 affects some people more than others, how diseases spread and more.
To find out who we have coming up and to submit your own questions to our experts, visit go.ncl.ac.uk/askourexperts. You can also see video highlights on our STEM Newcastle Youtube channel.
16 Nov 2020
Ask our Naval Architect
Naval Architect, Maryam Haroutunian, shares her journey to becoming an engineer as well as answering all of your questions on how boats float, how submarines find their way around how we test new ship designs at Newcastle University.
9 Nov 2020
Ask our Biologists
Newcastle University Biologists Louise Mair and Rike Bolam answer children's questions on animals, plants and biodiversity.
2 Nov 2020
Ask our Hydrologist
Hydrologist, Liz Lewis answers your questions on water and climate change. Her research has a particular focus on the effect that climate change has on flooding and droughts.
26 Oct 2020
Ask Our Astrophysicist
In our first episode, we interview Astrophysicist, Tami Rodgers to ask her all of your questions about Space.
See who we're interviewing next and submit your own questions at go.ncl.ac.uk/askourexperts
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