Chemistry PhD student & #HydroNationScholar @EdinburghUni. Researching photocatalysis for water treatment. Full-time nerd, part-time wannabe ballerina. She/her.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined March 2019
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What a week! Last week I:
-submitted my thesis after 4 years on the @HydroScholars program @EdinburghChem
-passed my driving test!
-performed 6 shows at the #EdFringe2022 festival with @BalletEdinburgh
So grateful to everyone who helped me achieve all these milestones 💙
ALT Front cover of thesis, titled water treatment in rural India using sunlight and low cost materials. University of Edinburgh logo shown.
ALT Photo of cast of Alice in Wonderland ballet at the Fringe Festival taking the bows
Teaching has been a massive part of my PhD journey, so I'm very excited to have successfully completed the Edinburgh Teaching Award at level 2, making me a fellow of the higher education academy! Four years of hard work worth it 🧪🥽🎓
@EdinburghChem @AdvanceHE @iad4learnteach
A week well spent exploring northern Scotland with @HydroScholars learning all about #water, from peatland restoration to flood prevention, waste water treatment, hydro power, and lots of enjoying nature! An amazing last event for me as I come to the end my PhD, so grateful!
ALT Selfie of all Hydro Nation Scholars at peatland nature reserve
ALT A line of walkers trekking through peatland
ALT Four friends smiling and posing in front of Dunrobin castle
ALT Me and a friend doing yoga poses on a fallen tree trunk
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Fantastic visit to #flowcountry with the @HydroScholars where we learned about the importance of #peatland restoration for biodiversity and climate mitigation
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Here we go!! Our scholar's field trip took off. We started our journey with the stunning Dunrobin castle. We are going to dive deeper into Scotland's history, geography and resources throughout the trip. Check our feed for more to come 🌊
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For those thinking of a Chemistry PhD, remember it can lead to much more than just an academic career. The last 6 PhD students to land jobs from our group have all gone on to excellent industry positions: @SunampLtd x2, @SauleTech x2, @IntelligentGS, @MitsubishiChemi
Thanks so much Neil! Very excited to get started working as a water scientist for @IntelligentGS soon 🎉🌱🧪
Just the thesis to finish now...
Huge congratulations to our PhD student @VictoriaPorley on securing an excellent job with @IntelligentGS who work on vertical farming. The job will utilise her water expertise gained as a HydroNations Scholar @HydroScholars
Had a great time at #WorldWaterDay2022 yesterday, fitting that both my first and last as a @HydroScholars were at the Dynamic Earth venue! And extra lovely to round it all off by winning a prize for the video I made for the #WaterWall in motion project! So grateful 💙
Well done to @HydroScholars @Jon_Fletcher1 @GroultLucille and @VictoriaPorley for winning the @CREW_waters short film competition for the #WaterWall in Motion!
You can view all the videos made on the different themes covered for the #WaterWall project here, so many good ones!
waterwalls.hutton.ac.uk/
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Tomorrow Scotland will join the global #WorldWaterDay celebration through its national event - 'Realising the benefits of Scotland’s waters'. Registration for the online interactive live-steam is still available! hnic.scot/world-water-day/20…
#ScotlandWorldWaterDay2022
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#Scotland's #worldwaterday 2022 event programme is now available! tinyurl.com/3dktnfu9 Registration is still open for in-person & virtual attendance! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to hear about the benefits of Scotland's waters & how issues are communicated!
Thank you @RSC_Photochem!! 🎉
If you're interested to learn more about my research using #photocatalysis for #WaterTreatment, you can see my video here 🧪🌊☀️
youtu.be/HilB7Qtc3Fs
Our final @HORIBA_UK prize winner is Victoria Porley @EdinburghUni .
Well done @VictoriaPorley for your 3-minute presentation on photocatalitic water treatment. Check out the video here: youtu.be/HilB7Qtc3Fs
So excited and grateful to be awarded a prize @RSC_Photochem meeting yesterday for a video I made on my #photocatalysis research! Such an interesting few days and lots of fascinating research presented. Congrats to the other winners 🎉
Congratulations to the prize winners Abi, Ben, Daisy,Jeffrey and Victoria for excellent contributions @RSC_Photochem and thanks @HORIBA_UK for support! Thanks to all participants for superb contributions over 3 days with exciting talks and discussions #photochemistry
Absolutely loved seeing everyone from @HydroScholars for the first time in two years for the welcome event yesterday and trip to Glencorse and Bo'ness water treatment sites today, it's been the best couple of days!
@VictoriaPorley explaining photocatalytic water treatment to the masses at the @HydroScholars Welcome Event at the @RoyalSocEd yesterday evening.
End of an era! Today I had my last teaching session in the undergrad labs @EdinburghChem after being the senior demonstrator for 3 years! It's a role I've absolutely loved and will miss so much, but onwards to finishing my PhD!
And I can't finish without saying a huge thank you to everyone who's helped make it an amazing job. Shout out to @richardsonjg_ for handing me the baton, and to @HTLogan1, @ellafrice, @ImogenChris and @lisette_warren1 for the lovely leaving gifts and generally being the best!
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We're all being urged to curb our flights due to the #carbonfootprint of the #aviation industry but did you know that the #water industry has the same #carbon emissions! We all need to be #waterstewards. Start by switching off the tap whilst you wash your teeth!
@SustainScotland
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On #youth and #publicempowerment day at #COP26 we would like to highlight the work of the next generation of Scotland's water researchers on the @HydroScholars programme in this virtual poster exhibition!
virtualtours.hutton.ac.uk/co…
Thank you Neil! I'm very excited to have won this prize after lots of hard work! It was a pleasure to attend the conference ran by @RoySocChem and hear about the exciting research taking place to move towards the #SDGs. You can see my poster here!
@HydroScholars @EdinburghChem
Congratulations to @VictoriaPorley on winning a prize at the 2nd Commonwealth Chemistry Posters, in the Water and Environmental Chemistry section. Well done Victoria.