My Activity
Event organization
A list of events I've organized or helped to organize.
OUSS = Oxford University Scientific Society
| Date | Speaker/Title | Topic |
|---|
| 12/2019 | 26th SCI Annual Review Meeting | |
| "Catalysis and Enabling Technologies for Synthesis" | ||
| 09/2019 | RSC HSG 34th Postgraduate Symposium | |
| Two plenary speakers and 8 postgraduate research talks, as well as flash presentations & poster session, held at AstraZeneca Macclesfield | ||
| 05/2019 | RSC HSG: 24th Grasmere Heterocyclic Symposium | |
| Five-day RSC organic chemistry conference with international plenary speakers | ||
| 02/2019 | Dr Suzie Sheehy, Oxford University | Particle physics |
| (OUSS) Particle accelerators: from curiosity-driven research to life-changing technology | ||
| 01/2019 | Dr Katherine Wheelhouse, GSK | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) Don’t process chemists just make things bigger? | ||
| 11/2018 | Prof Varinder Aggarwal, Bristol University | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) Organic synthesis in the 21st century, and why fish is always served with a slice of lemon | ||
| 11/2018 | Prof Brad Gibson, University of Hull | Astrophysics |
| (OUSS) The death of planet Earth | ||
| 11/2018 | Dr Elsa Sotiriadis, the Biofuturist | Biology |
| (OUSS) How biology became the next great software revolution | ||
| 11/2018 | Prof Chris Fairburn, Oxford NHS Trust | Psychiatry |
| (OUSS) Developing effective psychological treatments | ||
| 10/2018 | Prof Richard Barker, New Medicine Partners | Biomedical sciences |
| (OUSS) Bioscience: lost in translation? | ||
| 10/2018 | Prof J Doyne Farmer, Oxford University | Economics |
| (OUSS) Prediction in economics and elsewhere | ||
| 10/2018 | Richard Dinan, Applied Fusion Systems | Engineering |
| (OUSS) Will fusion reactors power space rockets? | ||
| 05/2018 | Dr Josh Mouland, Manchester University | Biology |
| (OUSS) How light affects our internal body clocks | ||
| 05/2018 | Prof Steve Goldup, University of Southampton | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) Nanoscale machinery: from molecular machines to molecular asymmetry | ||
| 04/2018 | Liz Parrish, BioViva Sciences | Gerontology |
| (OUSS) The woman who wants to genetically engineer you: gene and cell therapies to cure ageing | ||
| 03/2018 | Prof Anders Sandberg, Oxford University | Physics |
| (OUSS) Physical eschatology: what can we say about the far future? | ||
| 02/2018 | Libby Jackson, UK Space Agency | Engineering |
| (OUSS) Humans in space: what’s next? | ||
| 02/2018 | Prof Jane McKeating, Oxford University | Biology |
| (OUSS) Oxygen tension regulates hepatitis virus replication & pathology | ||
| 02/2018 | Dr Richard Smith, British Medical Journal | Science |
| (OUSS) The many defects in how we publish science | ||
| 02/2018 | TOAD distillery | |
| (OUSS) Field trip | ||
| 01/2018 | Dr Claire Patterson, AstraZeneca | Biopharmaceutics |
| (OUSS) A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down? | ||
| 01/2018 | Dr Fabrizio Schifano, University of Hertfordshire | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) Recent changes in drug scenarios and cognitive enhancers | ||
| 11/2017 | Dr Colin Wright, Solipsys Ltd | Mathematics |
| (OUSS) Juggling: theory and practice | ||
| 10/2017 | Prof Terezinha Nunes, Oxford University | Psychology |
| (OUSS) Using mathematics to understand the world | ||
| 10/2017 | Prof Wade Allison, Oxford University | Physics |
| (OUSS) Trust, energy, and the environment – nuclear, please, 24/7! | ||
| 2016 | Cotton & Wilkinson student seminar series | Chemistry |
| A series of 18 talks over 9 evenings, on the chemistry of transition metal elements | ||
| 05/2013 | Dr Eric Werner, Oxford University | Biology |
| (OUSS) Cancer Networks | ||
| 05/2013 | Prof Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic Survey | Zoology |
| (OUSS) Life in the frozen state | ||
| 05/2013 | Dr June McCombie MBE, Nottingham University | Science |
| Women's Lecture: Making the invisible visible | ||
| 05/2013 | Prof Joe Sweeney, University of Huddersfield | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) Big bad pharma | ||
| 04/2013 | Prof Chris Cooper, University of Essex | Biochemistry |
| (OUSS) The science behind drugs and doping in sport | ||
| 02/2013 | Prof Sir John Meurig Thomas, Cambridge University | Science |
| (OUSS) Unpredictability and change in science and technology | ||
| 02/2013 | Prof Gero Miesenböck, Oxford University | Neuroscience |
| (OUSS) Optogenetics in neuroscience | ||
| 02/2013 | Gary Taubes (author),
Prof Philip James, World Obesity Federation, Prof Sir Richard Peto, Oxford University |
Biology |
| (OUSS) Sloth, gluttony, or hormones? This house believes that hormones, not calories, make us fat (debate) | ||
| 02/2013 | Prof Rob Stockman, Nottingham University | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) From chemical weapons to chemotherapy | ||
| 02/2013 | Prof Hugh Hunt, Cambridge University | Mathematics |
| (OUSS) Boomerangs, bouncing balls, and spinning things | ||
| 01/2013 | Neuroskeptic (blogger) | Neuroscience |
| (OUSS) Getting the brain wrong | ||
| 01/2013 | Prof Steve Jones, UCL | Biology |
| (OUSS) The joy of sects: rewriting the Bible as a scientific textbook | ||
| 01/2013 | Jessica Richman, uBiome | Genetics |
| (OUSS) uBiome: Sequencing the human microbiome through citizen science | ||
| 11/2012 | Prof Sir David Baulcombe, Cambridge University | Genetics |
| (OUSS) The dark matter of genetics | ||
| 11/2012 | Dr Harry Witchel, Brighton & Sussex Medical School | Psychology |
| (OUSS) Reading the body language of engagement | ||
| 11/2012 | Dr Mark Oxborrow, National Physical Laboratory | Physics |
| (OUSS) Maser (microwave laser) at room temperature for the first time | ||
| 10/2012 | Lord Ronald Oxburgh, House of Lords | Technology |
| (OUSS) Energy for all – but from where? | ||
| 10/2012 | Mark Henderson, Wellcome Trust
George Monbiot, The Guardian Tracy Brown, Sense About Science |
Physics |
| (OUSS) The Geek Manifesto (panel discussion) | ||
| 10/2012 | Prof Ian Fleming, Cambridge University | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) Short cuts: anecdotes from a research career | ||
| 10/2012 | Prof Kieran Clarke, Oxford University | Biochemistry |
| (OUSS) A new fuel source for a human body | ||
| 06/2012 | Chemistry at the Garden | Chemistry |
| Oxford Botanic Garden: audio trail and scientific poster session | ||
| 06/2012 | Manchester Girl Geeks @ MOSI | Mathematics |
| Mathematical origami | ||
| 06/2012 | Manchester Girl Geeks @ Manchester Mela | Mathematics |
| Mathematical origami | ||
| 05/2012 | Prof David Nutt, Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs | Pharmacology |
| (OUSS) How the current drug laws hold back science | ||
| 05/2012 | Andrew Hanson, National Physical Laboratory | Physics |
| (OUSS) Confounding colour curiosities: the science of seeing colour | ||
| 05/2012 | Prof Marian Dawkins, Oxford University | Zoology |
| (OUSS) Optical flow, collective behaviour, and animal welfare | ||
| 05/2012 | Dr Alison Foster, Oxford University | Botany/chemistry |
| (OUSS) The botanic garden: your modern medicine cabinet | ||
| 04/2012 | Dr Aubrey de Grey, SENS
Prof Colin Blakemore, Oxford University Prof Sir Richard Peto, Oxford University |
Gerontology |
| (OUSS) This house wants to defeat ageing entirely (debate) | ||
| 03/2012 | Dr Mark Briffa, Plymouth University | Zoology |
| (OUSS) Personality – and a bit of aggression – in marine invertebrates | ||
| 03/2012 | Oxfordshire Science Festival | |
| One-day festival | ||
| 02/2012 | Prof Kevin Warwick, Reading University | Robotics |
| (OUSS) Human enhancement: a user’s guide | ||
| 02/2012 | Dr Susan Ozanne, Cambridge University | Biology |
| (OUSS) You are what your mother ate: the developmental origins of Type 2 diabetes | ||
| 02/2012 | Prof Alison Smith, Cambridge University | Bioengineering |
| (OUSS) Algal biofuels: prospects for green (and brown and red) energy | ||
| 02/2012 | Dr Susanne Shultz, Oxford University | Zoology |
| (OUSS) Primate social evolution: new perspectives on an old question | ||
| 02/2012 | Dr Peter Wothers, Cambridge University | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) Gods, devils, and alcohol: their influence in chemical nomenclature | ||
| 01/2012 | Dr Michael de Podesta, National Physical Laboratory | Metrology |
| (OUSS) How do you really know what the temperature is? | ||
| 01/2012 | Prof Steve Jones, UCL | Biology |
| (OUSS) Incest and folk dancing: two things to avoid | ||
| 01/2012 | Oxford Climate Forum | |
| Two-day conference | ||
| 11/2011 | Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Oxford University | Astrophysics |
| (OUSS) Will the world end in 2012? The astronomical evidence | ||
| 11/2011 | Royal Institution Science Societies' Dinner | |
| Cross-society dinner, with guests of honour Prof Sir Paul Nurse, Sir Roland Jackson, Prof Kevin Warwick, and Prince Edward | ||
| 11/2011 | Mark Lynas | Science |
| (OUSS) Why scientists should take over the world | ||
| 11/2011 | Rev Ron Lancaster, Kimbolton Fireworks | Chemistry |
| (OUSS) Fireworks: Principles and Practice | ||
| 10/2011 | Laurie Winkless, National Physical Laboratory | Physics |
| (OUSS) Energy harvesting: raiders of the lost amp | ||
| 10/2011 | Dr Chris Faulkes, QMUL | Zoology |
| (OUSS) Biodiversity and sociality in African mole rats: an evolutionary perspective | ||
| 10/2011 | Dr Andrew Pontzen, Oxford University | Physics |
| (OUSS) What is cold dark matter? And is it heating up? | ||
| 03/2010 | Oxfordshire Science Festival | |
| One-day festival | ||
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Conferences Attended
A list of conferences I've attended, and those I've registered for soon.
= invited speaker, = organizer
| Conference title | Date | Location |
|---|
| SCI Annual Review Meeting 2019 | 12/2019 | London, UK |
| UKASF 2019 | 11/2019 | Glasgow, UK |
| New Synthetic Methods II | 10/2019 | London, UK |
| RSC HSG Postgraduate Symposium | 09/2019 | Macclesfield, UK |
| International Symposium on Synthesis in Organic Chemistry | 07/2019 | Cambridge, UK |
| ICIQ PhD Day | 06/2019 | Tarragona, Spain |
| Grasmere Symposium 2019 | 05/2019 | Grasmere, UK |
| Nottingham Women in Chemistry | 03/2019 | Nottingham, UK |
| RSC Heterocyclic & Synthesis Group January meeting | 01/2019 | London, UK |
| SCI Annual Review Meeting | 12/2018 | London, UK |
| Challenges in Catalysis VI | 11/2018 | London, UK |
| Young Chemist in Industry | 11/2018 | Stevenage, UK |
| BOSS XVI | 07/2018 | Brussels, Belgium |
| Oxford Synthesis Summer Conference | 06/2018 | Oxford, UK |
| RSC-CICAG Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry | 06/2018 | London, UK |
| Bristol Synthesis Meeting | 04/2018 | Bristol, UK |
| Dial-A-Molecule: Predicting Reaction Outcomes | 03/2018 | Cambridge, UK |
| RSC Heterocyclic & Synthesis Group January meeting | 01/2018 | London, UK |
| SCI Annual Review Meeting | 12/2017 | London, UK |
| Dial-A-Molecule: Exploring 3D Space | 11/2017 | York, UK |
| International Symposium: Synthesis in Organic Chemistry | 07/2017 | Oxford, UK |
| Technology Ventures Conference: Impact of AI | 06/2017 | Cambridge, UK |
| OrgSyn 50 | 02/2017 | Manchester, UK |
| UIUC Allerton Conference | 11/2016 | Champaign, IL, USA |
| UIUC Allerton Conference | 11/2015 | Champaign, IL, USA |
| ACS National Meeting | 08/2015 | Boston, MA, USA |
| International Symposium: Synthesis in Organic Chemistry | 07/2015 | Cambridge, UK |
| Page Lectures | 07/2015 | Huddersfield, UK |
| OMCOS 18 | 06/2015 | Sitges, Spain |
| RSC North West Organic Division Meeting | 05/2015 | Liverpool, UK |
| UIUC Allerton Conference | 11/2014 | Champaign, IL, USA |
| UIUC Allerton Conference | 11/2013 | Champaign, IL, USA |
| ACS National Meeting | 09/2013 | Indianapolis, IN, USA |
| Bristol Synthesis Meeting | 04/2013 | Bristol, UK |
| ASE Annual Conference | 01/2012 | Liverpool, UK |
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Media Appearances - Nessa Carson
For articles I've written, click here.
Interview: Fluoromodafinil, with Nessa Carson - Cognitive Improvement blog
Aug 2018
Three Monthses - HackSpace
Aug 2018
Pride in STEM city-wide advertising campaign - Pride in London
Jun 2018
Doctor tweet love - Chemistry World
Dec 2017
25 Chemists you should follow on Twitter - Chemical & Engineering News
Nov 2017
Quotable Chemistry - Chemistry World blog
Sep 2015
Transatlantic Tales: Homeward Bound - Nature Chemistry blog
Sep 2012
Transatlantic Tales: School Days - Nature Chemistry blog
Aug 2012
Transatlantic Tales: The PhD Question - Nature Chemistry blog
Jul 2012
Transatlantic Tales: An Introduction - Nature Chemistry blog
Jul 2012
Scientific role model interview - Oxfordshire Science Festival
Feb 2012