Welcome to season two of What on Earth?!

In this episode, we are celebrating LGBTQ+ History month with Dr. Izzy Jayasinghe! We talk to Izzy about what happens during a heartbeat, the challenges of climbing the academic ladder, and the importance of visible LGBT+ and science role models in school.

Dr. Izzy Jayasinghe majored in Cardiovascular Sciences and pursued a Ph.D. in Physiology at the University of Auckland. Since then, she's worked on several projects related to cell signaling and super-resolution microscopy in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Currently, she is a UKRI Future Leader Fellow and developing optical microscopes to "study the physics underpinning life" at Sheffield University.

If you'd like to contact Izzy for more information about her work or anything on the podcast, you can contact her on:

Twitter: [at]i_jayas

Content warning: This episode contains mention of death and suicide. This occurs between 1hr 10mins 15 seconds and 1hr 11mins 45 seconds. If you are not in a position to listen to this at the moment, we encourage you to skip this section and listen to the later part of the podcast. Thank you.

Welcome to season two of What on Earth?!

In this episode, we are celebrating LGBTQ+ History month with Itati Toby Santa Maria! We talk to Itati about the field of restoration ecology, the importance of grassy biomes for our climate, "decolonising ecology" from the perspective of a Chicanx person in the US and navigating institutions as a Non-Binary person. 

Itati Toby SantaMaria studied Biology at Kenyon College in Ohio and is currently doing a PhD in Plant Biology and Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour at Michigan State University, with Associate Professor Lars Brudvig, where they specialise in ecosystems science, plant ecophysiology, carbon and water cycling.

If you would like to contact Itai about their projects or anything mentioned in the  podcast, you can contact them on:

Twitter:  [@]itatiVCS

Welcome to season two of What on Earth?!

In this episode, we are celebrating LGBTQ+ History month with Dr. Craig Poku! We talk to Craig about the challenges in aspiring to study maths as a Black student, how fogs can be modelled in different urban/rural regions, and approaching climate change activism through an intersectional lens... oh, and as typical Londoners, we talked about London weather.

Craig Poku studied mathematics at King's College London and pursued a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences at Leeds University where he was looking at improving UK fog forecasting and modelling of fog microphysics. Currently, he is doing a postdoctoral at Leeds University, which focuses on fog over Northern India.. 

If you would like to contact Craig about his projects or anything mentioned in the  podcast, you can contact him on:

Twitter:  [@]C_Poku93