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Southampton mathematicians present their research in parliament

Published: 9 March 2015

Two researchers from Mathematical Sciences are among 21 University of Southampton PhD students and Early Career Researchers presenting their research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges today, as part of the SET for BRITAIN poster campaign and exhibition.

Their work was chosen from a wide range of applicants to encourage, support and promote Britain's early stage and early career research scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians who are an essential part of continuing progress in, and development of, UK research and development.

The researchers, Vanessa Graber and Yafet Sanchez, will be judged in a gold, silver and bronze prize-giving ceremony, judged by leading academics, with the gold medallist receiving £3,000.  Silver and bronze winners will receive £2,000 and £1,000 respectively.

Vanessa's research concerns what neuron stars are made of, specifically looking at the influence of so-called superconducting and superfluid components.  She said: "Apart from the purely scientific aspect of astrophysics/astronomy and superfluidity/superconductivity, I am interested in how we can make these subjects more appealing to the general public and engage more people, which is the main reason I applied for the SET for BRITAIN challenge."

Yafet is studying General Relativity.  He said: "My main research interest is to study the nature of time from the available tools in theoretical physics.  I am also interested in the early universe and the physics inside black holes.

Andrew Miller MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, said: "This annual competition is an important date in the parliamentary calendar because it gives MPs an opportunity to speak to a wide range of the country's best young researchers.

"These early career engineers, mathematicians and scientists are the architects of our future, and SET for BRITAIN is politicians' best opportunity to meet them and understand their work."

The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee runs SET for BRITAIN in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry, the London Mathematical Society, the Institute of Physics, The Physiological Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Society of Biology, and the Society of Chemical Industry, with financial support from BP, Wiley, Essar, INEOS, the Clay Mathematics Institute, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), the Bank of England and the Institute of Biomedical Science.

 

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