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.

Here are some talks I have given previously.

Researching with School Students, making videos, exoplanet life and loving diatomic molecules
SchoolTalkOct.pdf

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)