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14
Apr 2011
We’re looking for professional scientists and post graduate students with an interest and desire to help educate young people and the wider public volunteer a small amount of their time to answer science based questions online.
What would we need from you
All we ask is for you to answer a couple questions every month or so at the minimum, if you want to answer more than feel free! They only have to be a few paragraphs long, and written to GCSE / A-level level to make sure the widest possible audience can understand them.
Don’t want to write? We also have a possible exciting new venture which would see us team up with a leading online audio site which would let visitors ask questions verbally, and let scientists respond to them likewise.
What’s more, if you’re a STEM Ambassador, your contributions will actively count towards your activities!
You’ll be credited for all your work, and it’s a great visible way of getting yourself out there and in the public eye.
Get more info and take part!
If you want to take part or get more info, simply leave a comment below, or email us at hello@askascientist.co.uk
To see how we’ve been getting on so far, and what’s already been answered, you can view the Ask a Scientist website.
5
Feb 2011
My photo of NPL scientist Dr Paul Miller has been published with a full page spread in the January 2011 edition of Lighting magazine.
You can see the photo below, which shows Paul working in his lab viewing a laser beam which is being shone through the light bulb and onto a piece of card.
The photo, taken in a very dark lab, was shot with a Canon 7D, f1.8 50mm lens and a Sigma EF 530 Flash.
Read the online version of the article here.
26
Jan 2011
Photos which I have taken during my time at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of scientists working and in their labs.
Above, acoustics scientist Richard Jackett reading Serco’s internet magazine Scoop inside NPL’s anechoic chamber, designed to produce no sound echos and insulated from all exterior noise. A perfect place to get some quiet reading done!
Argento Diagnostics’ chief scientific officer Rob Porter, shown here in his lab using a prototype device which will allow medical and sports professionals to conduct tests of samples in the feed within minutes.
Above, scientist Paul Miller is seen here working in his lab, monitoring a laser being shone through a light bulb onto a small piece of card in his hand.
View the photography section for more photos of people
12
Jan 2011
One of my photos from the NPL Water Rocket Challenge back in the summer has been given it’s own full-page spread in NPL’s latest Annual Review.
You can read the review online; my photo is on page 17.
31
Dec 2010
The year started with the crowning of the MCN Babe of the Year 2010, which went to Miss Georgia Graham.
2010 also saw Fashion Shows put onto the agenda of events I attend. First was the London Fashion Weekend in the Spring, followed by press access to the Clothes Show Live in Birmingham in the Autumn.
