Talks for schools
The following table lists members of the department who will provide talks or answer queries, along with their particular areas of expertise. Just click on the person's name to send an e-mail.
| Name | Expertise | Talks |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Chris Booth | Particle physics | For A-level: Particle Physics - Quarks, Leptons and the LHC Neutrino physics |
| Dr Susan Cartwright | Particle physics Astrophysics Cosmology |
For GCSE or A level: The ideas of particle physics Dark matter: the stuff of the universe? The solar neutrino problem Diving for neutrinos - the search for the origins of cosmic rays For primary schools: A walk through the universe |
| Prof Paul Crowther | Astronomy |
For infants/junior: For GCSE and A-level: |
| Dr Ed Daw | Particle physics Cosmology |
For GCSE and A-level: The physics of electromechanical keyboard instruments |
| Prof Vik Dhillon | Astronomy | For younger children: Telescopes and astronomy For A-level: Binary stars |
| Prof Mark Fox | Laser physics | For A-level: Laser physics |
| Prof Gillian Gehring | Condensed matter Theoretical physics |
For GCSE and A-level: Performing electrons Up, down and side to side - do dimensions matter? For Year 9: Let's build a solid |
| Prof David Mowbray | Semiconductors Nanostructures Optical spectroscopy |
For GCSE or A-level: Telecommunications Lasers: principles and applications Nanotechnology For year 2: How is electricity made? For year 5: Sounds - how can we describe them? |
| Dr Sean Paling | Particle astrophysics Astronomy |
For GCSE or A-level: The search for dark matter Mining for WIMPs |
| Prof Neil Spooner | Particle astrophysics | For A-level: The search for dark matter |
| Prof Clive Tadhunter | Astronomy | For A-level: Black holes Quasars and radio galaxies |
| Dr Lee Thompson | Particle physics Neutrino astrophysics |
For A-level: Diving for WIMPs: neutrino astrophysics and the ANTARES project For GCSE or A-level: Particle physics and CERN |