She studied at Imperial College London, graduated with a BSc in physics in 1990, and completed her PhD in mechanical engineering under the supervision of Hugh Spikes in 1994. [10] Her research investigated the development of an ultra-thin film measurement system using spectroscopy and interferometry to the 2.5 nm level. [11] This involved improving the optical performance and the mechanical design of the system, as well as the development of control and image processing software. Other techniques at the time could only operate to the micron level with much poorer resolution. This development work resulted in the instrument being sold by an Imperial College University spin-off company, PCS Instruments. [12] Career and research [ edit ] This powerful book for older readers explores links between inequality and the climate crisis, with suggestions about how to effect change to ensure climate justice for everyone. A lot of care has been taken with the language and conversational, yet scientifically precise, style. There are anecdotes about dumping pee and losing a goo spreader; but also important scientific nuggets about instant crystallisation upon freezing and the potential dangers of space debris.

Dr Maggie’s star guest is Nasa astronaut Kathy Sullivan, who is a game changer herself. She flew in the space shuttle three times, delivered Hubble into orbit and was the first American woman to walk in space!

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Aderin, M. E.; G. J. Johnston; H. A. Spikes; T. G. Balson; M. G. Emery (1993). "Film-Forming Properties of Polyalkylene Glycols". Journal of Synthetic Lubrication. 10 (1): 23–45. doi: 10.1002/jsl.3000100103. Savage, Michael; Iqbal, Nosheen (4 April 2021). "Race report boss wanted schools to teach 'the truth' about modern Britain". The Observer . Retrieved 4 April 2021. Dr. Yu developed a unique protocol that harnessed the power of all these disjointed tools for her own autoimmune disease. As a result, she was able to reverse her own menopause and all the symptoms associated with her chronic disease. Now, and for the last 10 years, she shares her protocol and what she’s learned as a practicing functional medicine physician focusing her practice on chronic disease and longevity. In 2018 Dr. Yu took her practice beyond the walls of a traditional clinic. She chose to reach even more people by developing a one-of-a-kind online program. The program is producing hard to believe transformations for those with chronic disease. New tools, new protocols, and individualized instructions is what her program is all about.

And also qualified, I point out: “Yes! I love the subject and I’ve worked hard at it so I don’t think I’ve been given anything I didn’t deserve, but I think my voice has been louder because of the demographic I come from.” Yes. Look, I’ve been on the show for nine years. It’s been an amazing time — I’ve lived a lot of life in that time. No actor expects to be on a show for that long. It’s a very rare thing. You can name on probably two hands the number of shows where that’s been possible in the last 20 years. Every year, you never know what’s going to happen. So every year I kind of evaluate: Where is Maggie and where does she need to go? And, where am I, Kelly, in my life? Online training with access to a team of experts in chronic disease and longevity including: a trained Functional Medicine Expert Physician, a Functional Nutritionist and other Coaches and Accountability Partners Laughs.) Maybe it would be worth revisiting at some point. You’re right, that actually could sound like a great spinoff idea. But I’m just spitballing, I have not thought about a spinoff!

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One final question: building satellites and telescopes, educating the nation on the complexities of the universe, and taking Stem to thousands of school kids – she seems to do it all with such ease, is there anything that the chief priestess for the moon goddess finds hard? She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy. [30] This children’s book is ideal for: children who like to pore over lots of details and know everything there is to know about the solar system. This book is a must-have for topics about space, and perfect for school and classroom libraries in KS2. One of the questions she likes to ask children is, would you be terrified or excited if we found aliens? (She always puts her hand up for both options.) “I do believe there is life out there, because it’s a numbers game. There are billions of stars in our galaxy and there are 200bn galaxies so why would life just be here? But what form that life would take, I don’t know.”

And if you don’t teach topics, then there’s scope to use this book as a comparison to other diaries and personal guides, for example, Titanic accounts, Antarctic diaries, wilderness recounts – and now you have a space expedition journal.Barlow, M. J., A. S. Hales, P. J. Storey, X. W. Liu, Y. G. Tsamis, and M. E. Aderin. "Bhros High Spectral Resolution Observations of Pn Forbidden and Recombination Line Profiles." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, no. Symposium S234 (2006): 367–68. It’s a career that saw her graduate from Imperial College London with a PhD in 1994 and includes work on satellite surveys of ship movements in Singapore and studies of climate change (“70% of the work I’ve done has been ground-based with satellites looking at Earth to help us down here”). In 1996, she began work with a branch of the Ministry of Defence on landmine detection and missile warning systems. She returned to Imperial in 1999 to join a project that was developing a spectrograph for the Gemini South telescope in Chile, and that was her launchpad into space science. But it is her work on The Sky at Night that she is best known for. A star is born: the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. Photograph: NASA/PA