Carla Carisi – PhD Medicine – The effect of calorie restriction on the health and longevity of monkeys.
Elizabeth Evans – PhD Engineering/Geography – The famous Mentos and Coke demonstration, and talked about how it links to what goes on inside a volcano.
Laura O’Dea – PhD Nanotechnology – How we can test the properties of blood to see how likely someone is to suffer from clotting-related diseases (e.g. stroke), and to determine the potential effects of new drugs on blood clotting.
Alexander Riches – EngD Engineering – The inner workings of a solar cell (which make up solar panels) – i.e. what actually happens when light hits them in order to generate electric current.
Tom Savage – PhD Physics – The formation of the universe, matter and anti-matter, and why we technically shouldn’t even be here
Mark White – PhD Sports Science – How immediate, specific visual feedback on technique can improve runners’ performance and reduce injuries.
To: 28 Feb 2018, 9:30 p.m.
Location: National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
The six winners of the Swansea heat, all of which are postgraduate students at Swansea University are presenting in the FameLab 2018 2018 - Wales Final
The regional finalist will then participate in a Masterclass, as well as the UK National Final at London’s Science Museum on 25 April.
National winners of all 25+ participating countries will then meet at Cheltenham Science Festival (5 – 10 June) to battle it out in front of a live audience for the title of FameLab International Champion 2018
All are welcome to come along and watch the Wales regional final, to witness challengers from the Swansea and Cardiff heats give the performance of their lives.
For more details, contact Rhian Melita Morris (College of Science) or Sharon Bishop (College of Engineering).
Contact: Rhian Melita Morris (Email: r.m.morris@swansea.ac.uk) - Telephone: 606516
Event created by: s.l.davies