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United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Primarily working with the Peter Harrison Planetarium as part of the Royal Observatory’s Astronomy Engagement department. Creating and developing planetarium shows for a wide range of audiences, training staff on planetarium show content, and providing maintenance and technical support for the planetarium. Presenting planetariums shows and other astronomy programmes as part of the Education and Public teams. Identifying and enabling external planetarium-related collaborations both with community groups and industry peers. Working with other RMG departments to ensure planetarium programmes run smoothly, and to assist with the delivery of their astronomy-related activities, including press, publishing and corporate events, as well as contributing to the long-term planning of developments within the wider museum, including updates to galleries, programmes and seasonal activities. Managing a team of part-time and zero-hour staff and supporting the work of the Public Astronomy Manager (PAM) and Senior Manager for Public Astronomy (SMPA) in the development of public and community programmes.

London, England, United Kingdom

Helping with the organisation, administration and hosting of the Astronomy Engagement department's programme. Responsible for coordinating, administrating and facilitating learning activity, working closely with senior managers and managers in the department, with the support of full-time, part-time and zero-hour coordination staff under my management. Taking a leading role planning this activity and helping to shape programmes for key audiences. Helping to ensure that the team's programmes are effectively and efficiently communicated, resourced and delivered. Playing a key role in fielding requests for support from other departments, external stakeholders and audiences.

London, United Kingdom

Working with the Science Learning & Public Engagement department at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the Peter Harrison Planetarium. Delivering a range of activities for schools and the public, assisting in the development of planetarium content and shows, participating in maintaining the planetarium, carrying out a range of coordination and administrative tasks to help the smooth running of the department, delivering articles and interviews for press and media, delivering various sessions for corporate events.

Norwich, United Kingdom

Teaching a range of ages a range of subjects.

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Uk

Assisting with of on-campus recruitment events including university open days, school applicant days, and taster days. Helping with the set-up and delivery of the events, including delivering tours of the university campus and accommodation, gaining organisational and presentation abilities. Informing and advising prospective students about higher education and demonstrating an understanding of the challenges, problems and obstacles they may face, both now and in the future. Presenting a positive view of the University of Hertfordshire in an engaging way, on a level that applicants (of all ages) can relate to, improving communication skills.

Bayfordbury Observatory

Helping out with various group visits to the observatory, including monthly open nights and group visits, as well as visiting schools. Assisting with various activities including working the telescopes, giving planetarium talks, running lab activities, using various astronomy-related computer programs, and other tasks to help the general smooth running of the evenings and educate the general public about astronomy, showing proactivity as well as good teamwork.

Lymington, Hampshire, Uk

Full-time placement for over eight weeks. Worked with the research steering group for a hardware, software and product design consultancy. Performed literature reviews and research, completed hardware and software testing, used various computer modelling and programming to test designs, participated in ideas meetings, carried out experiments on new sensors then analysed and wrote up results. Experience using FEMM, GNU Octave (MATLAB), Python, Tera Term, ProbeView, LaTeX, PADS Logic and advanced use of Excel. Knowledge gained in using impedance and spectrum analysers, vacuums, anemometers, environmental chambers, oscilloscopes, NMR devices, and liquid level sensors.

Master Of Science (Msc), Space Exploration Systems (Seeds International Project), Pass With Merit (67%)

Activities and Societies: Languages at Leicester: Italian Beginners (Level 1), University of Leicester Orchestra, AstRoSoc, Leicester.

Intensive Summer Course, Planetary Exploration (7.5 Ects), Pass With Distinction (84%)

The aim of the course is to educate participants about planetary exploration from a European perspective. The course includes.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Astrophysics, Upper Second Class Honours (69%)

Activities and Societies: University of Hertfordshire Physics Society, University of Hertfordshire Cosplay Society (Treasurer.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Sixth Form Choir (Leader), School Senior, Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver Awards, Assisted in Key Stage.