Pint of Science UCT 15 May Atoms to Galaxies
Tue May 15, 18:30 - Tue May 15, 21:30
UCT Club, Upper Campus, UCT
ABOUT
Pint of Science is a charity run by volunteers that brings some of the most brilliant scientists to your local pub to discuss their latest research and findings with you. You don't need any prior knowledge, and this is your chance to meet the people responsible for the future of science (and have a pint with them). The festival started in the UK and runs every May in over 150 cities across 19 different countries - including South Africa! This year Pint of Science will take place on 14, 15 and 16 May 2018.The theme for 15 May is Atoms to Galaxies
Speakers:
Tanya Hutton - A neutron walks into a bar..
?Despite existing for the majority of the age of the universe neutrons were discovered only 86 years ago. Subatomic particles, neutral in charge and just a little bit bigger than a proton, they are essential to the structure of matter as we know it. From atoms, to pubs, to power and to galaxies, we will explore just how critical neutrons are to the universe, and how we can use their unique properties throughout science.?
Tanya Hutton completed her undergraduate degree in Physics at the University of Birmingham, UK, in 2010, and found a love of nuclear physics during her postgraduate Masters in the Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors. From there she completed her Doctorate in collaboration with the UK authority on fusion energy, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, studying the intricacies of the behavior of neutrons when you try to "bottle the Sun". Following her doctorate, Hutton moved to the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2016 to pursue a postdoctoral career in applied nuclear physics. Her current research focuses on the use of fast neutrons to solve real-world problems.
Mashudu Mokhithi - Is intelligence fixed or malleable?
Effects of mindsets in academic achievement: how a student's mindset can affect their academic performance (in mathematics)
?Mashudu Mokhithi is a lecturer in the Mathematics and Applied Mathematics department, this is my second year lecturing. I did my undergraduate studies at UCT in the Chemical Engineering department. Mokhithi is researching on academic mindsets.
David Gammon - Are all carbohydrates bad?
Carbohydrates have had bad press of late. Should we eat them or not? Should we tax them or ban them outright? This talk will try to define what we mean by carbohydrates, and how to tell if they are good or bad. It will also highlight some surprising places that you will find them, yes, right inside your own bodies, and how we might just owe our lives to their existence. There are some subtle, complex little carbs just crying out for recognition, or maybe involved in recognition?
Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at UCT, and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Science at UCT; carbohydrate chemist, specializing in the structure and synthesis of biologically active carbohydrates; South African representative on the Committee of the International Carbohydrate Organization
DIRECTIONS
Pint of Science UCT 15 May Atoms to Galaxies
UCT Club, Upper Campus, UCT
Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701, South Africa
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