Public Outreach
Why I do outreach
I love science and I love sharing my passion for science with members of the public including school children.
Here is a fantastic video some of my students created after interviewing me and others on my ExoMol research project.
What I can talk about
I am happy to give talks at schools in the Sydney area (from February 2018) on, for example,
Being a female physicist
My career path as a scientist
Aliens and Science: Drake Equation, Fermi Paradox
Exoplanets and Spectroscopy
Please email me at laura.mckemmish@gmail.com if you would like to organise a talk.
What I have done previously
I have spoken on the radio previously:
Evening with David Curnow , ABC Radio Brisbane, Monday 3rd April 2017, interviewed by Trevor Jackson
TalkBack Radio, UK, November 2016
See here for a report of one of my school talks.
http://www.qk.org.uk/qk-science-cafe/
I have been a scientific expert at the following public outreach events:
Bloomberg Festival, London, Oct 2015
"Origins of Life" stand at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition, July 2015
Twinkle stand at the Your Universe Event, UCL, London, March 2015
I have also given school talks at
William Perkins School, May 2017
Highgate School, March 2017
Jo Richardson Community School, Year 12-13, March 2016
Heronsgate Public School, Year 6, March 2016
St George's Ascot, Year 13, September 2015
Quentin Kinston Academy Science Cafe, Year 10-13, September 2015
I have attended some training workshops, including:
How to Write for The Conversation - Masterclass, 2hrs (10/11/2015)