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CURRICULUM VITAE
BOOKS:-
Dorling Kindersley:
Co-author of "The Way Science Works", April 2002.
Shortlisted for the Junior Prize in the Aventis Prizes for Science Books
2003.
Taylor and
Francis:
Currently writing 'Solid State Physics: An
Accessible Introduction For Undergraduates' due for publication in
2008.
RADIO AND TV:-
BBC Radio
2:
Guest on
Chris Evans Drivetime show, 6/12/07.
BBC Radio
4:
Guest,
along with rock musician Chris Rea, knitter and historian Anne Sinclair
and playwright Arnold Wesker on 'Midweek'
with Libby Purves, 12/10/05.
BBC Radio
4:
Presenter
and writer of documentary "The Indian
Particle Man", first broadcast on 12/1/05, featured on 'Pick of the
Week', 16/1/05 and repeated in 'Sunday Best' slot, 6/3/05. Shortlisted for
'The best scripted/edited radio programme on a science subject' category
of the Syngenta ABSW Science Writers' Awards 2005.
BBC2:
Contestant on 'Boffins
Special' of the Weakest Link with Anne Robinson,
4/12/03.
British Satellite News:
TV news
feature on my talk at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital during
National Science Week, including interview about “The Way Science Works”,
12/3/03.
BBC World
Service:
Report on the use of rare
woods in making musical instruments for The Lab, 3/3/01.
Science of
Xmas song lyrics on youth programme The Edge, 23/12/00.
Six 3 minute
slots of "E=MC Shaz", a scientific explanation of pop lyrics on The Edge,
Nov-Dec 2000.
"Science of bras" feature for The Edge, 10/6/00.
Six
3 minute slots of "E=MC Shaz", Sep-Nov 1999.
BBC Southern Counties
Radio:
20 minute interview as 'Tea at
3' guest, 29/7/02.
20 minute Time Travel special, 3/5/00.
Four-part series of "Science Watch" a weekly 10 minute science slot on
Bill Buckley's Afternoon Show, Jul-Aug 1999.
20 minute Xmas special,
17/12/98.
3 six-week series' of "Science Watch", Jan - Aug 1998. Click
here to hear some excerpts. 
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire:
Guest on Saturday Breakfast Show with Malcolm Boyden, 8/12/07.
Other
20 minute interview as guest on charity station Radio SUSY,
23/8/02.
Interviewing members of the public for three Science Line
features promoting the Institute of Physics Annual Congress, broadcast on
BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Southern Counties Radio, Mar
2001.
Four 3 minute science slots for charity station Radio
S.U.S.Y., Apr 1997.
Presenter on Coastway
Hospital Radio, Summer 1992-Spring 1993.
PUBLIC TALKS AND
PRESENTATIONS:-
Science and Magic - Journey to the land of the
Pharaohs:
Two one hour shows with magician Tony
Drewitt exploring the science and magic of Ancient Egypt at The Jewish
Museum in Camden, London, 14/05/06.
Physics and Magic - A journey beyond
E=MC2:
Two one hour shows
with magician Tony Drewitt using illusions to illustrate some of
Einstein's grandest theories, to accompany the Einstein exhibition at The Jewish Museum in Camden,
London, 16/10/05. Further performance due to popular demand on
27/11/05.
Einstein
Year:
Two 40-minute talks with audience participation on
the Science and History of Toilet Paper as part of Einstein Year week at
Milestones Museum Basingstoke,
18/2/05.
Association of British Science
Writers:
10 minute talk on
coping with freelancing, and member of panel for open forum discussion on
self-employment issues for Association of British Science Writers
Freelance Business Skills training workshop,
2/10/04.
University of
Sussex:
25 minute
talk on 'Science Writing as a Career' for undergraduate and postgraduate
physics students as part of
National
Science Week:
40 minute talk with demonstrations and
audience participation based on "The Way Science Works" for patients at
Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital sponsored by the Institute of
Physics, and part of National Science Week, 12/3/03.
Dorling Kindersley:
30 minute talk with demonstrations and audience participation at the
Science Museum in London to launch "The Way Science Works",
20/4/02.
ARTICLES:-
Features
Interactions:
Profiles
of:
Steve
Keevil, Dec 2006; John
Hassard, Feb 2007; Jim
Al-Khalili, Mar 2007; Pete
Vukusic, Apr 2007; Liz Ainsbury, May 2007; Paul Parsons, June 2007;
Haley Gomez, July 2007. Francisco Diego, Sep 2007; Oliver Wright, Nov
2007; Iestyn Jones, Dec 2007.
'Sculpture exhibition gets physical', Sep
2007.
Flipside:
Physics and astronomy
sections of Dr Who tie-in 'Living in the past', Jan 2007. "Kerunnch!", Oct
2005. "Don't Panic", June 2005. "Movie Myths", April
2005.
Astronomy Now:
"Cool beginnings for hot
stars", June 2002.
The Times Higher Education
Supplement:
"Star Turn: Angela Jacklin", 2/11/01. "The not
so odd couple", 27/10/00. "Put the fizz in physics",
23/6/00.
Focus:
"Lasers", Feb 2000.
"Mysteries of magnetism", Nov 1999. "The future's pants", Aug 1999.
"Eureka! 76 of the World's most useless inventions ever", May 1999.
"Everything you ever wanted to know about toilet paper", Jan 1998.
Physics
World:
"Female professors: still a rare breed", Sep 2000.
"Science museum seeks to
inspire", Sep 1999. "How to
combine physics and a family", Apr 1999. "Physicists paint a clearer
picture", Jul 1998. "Physics and the single girl", Nov 1995.
Modern Astronomer:
Co-author of "Your Route to
the Stars", Jun 1997.
News stories
Interactions:
"Bose
makes a quantum leap into the limelight", Feb 2005.
The Times Higher
Education Supplement:
"Bright sparks noted by RCA", 20/7/01. "Council spurs industry
focus", 6/7/01. "Judges
bowled over by a squashy utensil", 29/6/01. "Entrepreneurs get advice on
risk and on carrying the can", 15/6/01. "Fibre feat is a load of thin air", 4/5/01. "Project aims to lift internet
experience", 2/3/01, "Project to rethink software design", 16/2/01. "Hub of activity for
start-ups", 10/11/00. "Wanted: an angel flush with money", 26/5/00. "Niche products to govern
research", 14/4/00. "Big
help for small businesses", 17/3/00.
New Scientist:
"Molecular
chopsticks", 18/12/99. "Glowing
report", 18/9/99. "Bright Idea" (Technofile), 6/2/99. "Bright Idea"
(In Brief), 30/1/99. "Buckytube
crewcut fuels flat TV displays",14/11/98. "Bright Hope"(Technofile),
7/11/98. "Great
vibes from big surf", 31/10/98. "A perfect
fit", 29/8/98. "Sensing
is believing", 15/8/98. "Sensor in
a bubble", 28/3/98. "Nosy
doctor's aide sniffs out disease", 31/1/98. "Forgeries
Foiled", 5/7/97.
Press Releases
Institute of Physics:
2 releases
for the Institute of Physics Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Conference, Apr 2004.
1 release for the Institute of Physics Condensed
Matter and Materials Physics Conference, Apr 2003.
5
releases for the 26th International Conference on the Physics of
Semiconductors, July 2002.
5 releases for the
Institute of Physics Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Conference,
April 2002.
1 release for the Institute of Physics
Dielectrics Group Meeting, Dec 2001.
6 releases for
the Institute of Physics Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Conference, Dec 2000.
6 releases for the Institute of
Physics Applied Optics and Opto-Electronics Conference, Sep 2000.
Miscellaneous
Institute of Physics and Engineering
in Medicine:
Two leaflets promoting careers in clinical
science and engineering: 'Just the Job' for 15-18 year olds, and 'Moving
on Up' for graduates, Spring 2006.
Spotlight brochure on
Electronic Technology for Independent Living, Spring 2007.
Spotlight brochure on
Optical Techniques in Medical Imaging, Spring 2006.
Spotlight brochure on
PET/CT imaging, Summer 2005.
The Science Reporter:
"An awarding experience", March/April 2007.
Science Year:
Quiz to win copies of
“The Way Science Works” on the Science Year website, Aug
2002.
Focus:
'How it Works'
series Nov 99, Jan 2000, Feb 2000.
New Scientist:
"The
point of physics" - review of 'Physics in the 20th Century' by Curt
Suplee, 10/4/99. There is an excerpt from my review on the Amazon online bookstore
site.
Department of Trade and Industry:
Newsletter for the
Promoting SET for Women Unit in the Office of Science and Technology at
the DTI, Autumn 2000.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:-
Full member of Association of British
Science Writers.
Merit Award winner in 1994 Daily
Telegraph Young Science Writer of the Year competition.
Member of
Equity.
Institute of Physics Young Professional
Physicist of the Year 2006.
EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND
PUBLICATIONS:-
Currently a Visiting Fellow in
Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sussex.
Member of the Institute of Physics, awarded
Chartered Scientist status Oct 2004, and Chartered Physicist status June
1999.
1992-1996 D.Phil in Physics, University of Sussex,
using Thermoluminescence to study
defects in crystals.
1994-1996 also employed by the department as a
Teaching Assistant, concurrently taking a Teaching and Learning Course. My
teaching duties between 1993 and 1996 included preliminary year workshops,
undergraduate teaching labs (1st and 2nd year), tutoring two 1st year
courses, and jointly supervising a 3rd year project.
Scientific
papers published: "Thermoluminescence of
Calcium Fluoride doped with Neodymium" J.Phys.Condens.Matter 6(1994)
9255-9266; "Cathodoluminescence and depth profiles of tin in float glass"
J.Phys.D 27(1994) 1757-1762. Abstracts published: "Analysis of Glow Peaks
Near Room Temperature" in proceedings of Luminescence and ESR Research
Seminar, University of Sussex, 1995, ISBN 1874465 23 1; two abstracts (on
papers mentioned above) for 1993 International Conference on Luminescence,
Connecticut USA.
1989-1992 BSc (Hons) in Physics, University
of Sussex. Final year project: Defect studies in window glass.
OTHER ACTIVITIES AT
UNIVERSITY:-
1994/95 Consultant Tutor for Open
University Summer Schools, explaining research/life as a research
student.
Summer 1994 conceived, produced and co-presented a video
of department to show to prospective candidates on admissions
day.
Summer 1992, Tutor and live-in chaperone on "Girls into
Physics" summer school at Sussex University, designed to encourage 15-16
year old school girls to study Physics.
1990-1991 Chairman of
School Joint Committee (a staff/student committee) for department.
Organised and fronted large social events, improved departmental
facilities and liaised between students/staff/faculty university
wide.
1992-95 Term-Time. Guided tours of some laboratories for
prospective students or their parents.
1993-94 Student Liaison
Officer for department. Liaised between students and faculty, organised
Fresher's events, helped solve students' academic/personal problems,
chased up non-attendees, helped on interview days.
PRE-UNIVERSITY SCIENTIFIC WORK
EXPERIENCE:-
6 months (Oct 1988-Mar 1989) as
a Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer, Biochemistry Department, Worthing
Hospital. Duties included testing blood for rheumatoid arthritis.
6
weeks (1987) at Eurotherm plc (manufacturer of industrial temperature
controllers), on production lines and in quality control department as
part of my college course.
