Girl Geek Tea Party v21: Talk by Dr Lucie Green, Mullard Space Science Laboratory

Sunday 22nd January, 2-4pm

@Madlab, Manchester 

In the depths of darkest mid-winter, our January tea party will be a nice lecture about solar physics to warm you up! Sun expert Dr Lucie Green, from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, will be coming to talk to us about the sun and how lovely and warm it is (and more!):

"I have been fascinated by the workings of our local star for almost 15 years - ever since a chance view through a telescope in the Ukraine showed me the Sun in a new way. The telescope I visited was equipped with a filter which allows you to see a narrow region in the Sun’s atmosphere; a region where a startling amount of detail and activity suddenly became obvious. From this point on I wanted to understand this activity and I do this by using telescopes in space that allow us to see the X-ray and ultraviolet light given off by the Sun's hot atmosphere.

During my years in research I have helped further our understanding of how magnetic fields in the Sun's atmosphere evolve and drive violent activity and have had some fascinating times working with ESA, NASA and the Japanese space agency. This talk will cover my journey into solar physics, my current research and why working within an international team of space scientists is such a rewarding job to do."

We will of course be having our usual tea and cakes, so feel free to bring along some sun-themed (or otherwise) goodies you have made - perhaps a lemon drizzle cake, or sun-shaped biscuits? 

Tickets

This event is free and we will provide some tea & biscuits, but we would like to point out that our venue - MadLab - appreciates donations. Look out for the donation cat :)

What To Bring...

• Your favourite mug
• Your favourite biscuits, cupcakes, tea, coffee (we’ll have the basics, but in case you fancy something slightly more interesting… :)
• Your friends, sisters, mums, cousins, daughters, colleagues… who might be interested in a science talk

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men if they come with a girl geek. Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

For more info check out our website www.manchestergirlgeeks.com or follow us @mcrgirlgeeks on Twitter. 

Questions about the event? Please get in touch: manchestergirlgeeks@gmail.com