Rising Stars 2015
The 2015 Rising Stars Research Symposium was held on Monday 15th June 2015 in The Calman Learning Centre.
You can download the Volume of Abstracts here:
Resources
- 2015 Volume of Abstracts (last modified: 24 June 2015)
Programme
14:00 Welcome
14.05 Session 1
Talk 1: 'Investigating Patterns of Genetic Diversity in UK Spartina anglica Populations Using Microsatellite Markers', Tsz Kam Kwok (Christine), School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Talk 2: 'Synthesising and Characterising Complexes with Bis(cyclometalated) Iridium(III) Cores Bound to Ancillary Ligands', Chandni Bhagani, Department of Chemistry
Talk 3: 'The Frictional Properties of Shale-Bearing Fault Gouges at Subseismic and Seismic Slip Rates: An Unconventional Shale Reservoir Analogue', Rosanne Murray, Department of Earth Sciences
Talk 4: 'Impact of Flexibility on the Operational Cost of a Thermal-Wind Power System', Juan Duran-Vara, School of Engineering & Computing Sciences
15.20 Poster Exhibition
15:55 Session 2
Talk 5: 'Elliptic Curves and L-Functions', Francesca Bianchi, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Talk 6: 'Bouncing on the Moon: Modelling the Lunar Exosphere', Jacob Kegerreis, Department of Physics
Talk 7: 'Effects of Torsal Rotation with Fixed Eye and Head Position on Saccade Kinematics', Josh Podmore, Department of Psychology
17:00 Reception
Prizes
The Bill Bryson Prize for Communication in Science
Bouncing on the Moon: Modelling the Lunar Exosphere, Jacob Kegerreis (Department of Physics)
The Audience Choice Award for Best Presentation
Bouncing on the Moon: Modelling the Lunar Exosphere, Jacob Kegerreis (Department of Physics)
The Audience Choice Award for Best Poster
Efficient Buildings: Waste Energy Recovery in Glenfiddich Distillery, Flora Bowring (School of Engineering and Computing Sciences)
The Rochester Prize
Emma Williams (School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences)
Seminar Slides
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- Talk 1: Christine Kwok (last modified: 24 June 2015)
- Talk 2: Chandni Bhagani (last modified: 24 June 2015)
- Talk 3: Rosanne Murray (last modified: 24 June 2015)
- Talk 4: Juan Duran-Vara (last modified: 24 June 2015)
- Talk 5: Francesca Bianchi (last modified: 24 June 2015)
- Talk 6: Jacob Kegerreis (last modified: 24 June 2015)
- Talk 7: Joshua Podmore (last modified: 24 June 2015)
Posters
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- Alex Edey (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Alexander Blair (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Christian Wells (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Emily Benefer (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Emily Houston (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Flora Bowring (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Jack Barnsdale (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Kayleigh Bozon (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Rachel Mowbray (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Rob Little (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Rosie Robson (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Ryan Hanley (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Sean Boardman (last modified: 25 June 2015)
- Tom Mounsey (last modified: 25 June 2015)