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Molecule Zone Report March 2022

A screenshot of the front page of the reportThe Molecule Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April 2022 and was funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and ScotCHEM.

The activity featured 36 scientists working across a broad range of fields. 36 scientists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Mark Ridgill, who won Β£500 to deliver further engagement activities.

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Molecule Zone Report March 2021

The Molecule Zone was a chemistry themed zone held from 1 to 26 March 2021, featuring 33 scientists from various chemistry-related fields. The event was funded by ScotCHEM and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). Of the 33 scientists, 17 were from a ScotCHEM member university, and 15 were RSC members.

A total of 927 students from 26 schools across the UK participated in the event, with 62% of the active students being from target schools. A total of 57 live chats took place, with an average of five scientists attending each chat.

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Molecule Zone Report – March 2019

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The Molecule Zone was a themed zone for Scottish schools, supported by ScotCHEM and with chemists based at universities in Scotland.

  • Sylvia Soldatou works on marine organisms to discover new antibiotics at University of Aberdeen.
  • Sumit Konar creates new crystals and molecules and solves their structures at the University of Edinburgh.
  • Martin McCoustra, the winner of the zone, is an astrochemist at Heriot-Watt University who studies how chemistry controls the evolution of the universe.
  • Kate McGonagle at the University of Dundee creates molecules that can kill parasites.
  • Bryony Hockin, a PhD student at University of St Andrews, studies chemical reactions powered by sunlight.
  • Aryanne Finnie, a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde, makes gold nanoparticles for bacteria-finding sensors.
  • Andrew Jamieson, from the University of Glasgow, was due to take part in the zone but unfortunately had to withdraw from taking place before the start of the event.

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Molecule Zone Report – March 2018

Read the full report The Molecule Zone was a chemistry themed zone funded by ScotCHEM to provide places for schools in remote parts of Scotland and the north of England. Seven scientists took part from the seven major Chemistry research universities in Scotland. Shuo is a PhD student creating artificial human tissue, Neil (the winner of the zone) is a teaching fellow and researcher creating new functional molecules, Martin is an Astrochemist looking at how molecules control the universe and Leonie is a PhD student finding cheaper ways to create new compounds that can be used in medicine. Lauren is finding new ways to tackle diseases, Ciorsdaidh is a lecturer in organic chemistry who specialises in cancer research and Alan uses catalysts to make chemicals in an environmentally friendly way. This was a quiet zone compared to the rest of the zones in March, with a lower than average number … Continue reading

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