COMMUNICATING
PHYSICS
taking it further
Jess Wade
jessica.wade08@imperial.ac.uk
Monday 5th October
OUTLINE
how I
communica
te physics?
helping
hands for
school
activities
planning
your first
school visit
THINKING
BIG
Energy
• Bohr model: electrons occupy distinct
energy levels
• Multiple atoms side by side: spreading
out of discrete levels
• Si crystal with 1023 atoms per cm3 
only distinguish bands
No of Atoms
Energy
1
2
1023
CONDUCTION BAND
VALENCE BAND
• Valence (outer electrons) are in the
highest energy levels and interact
strongly with neighbouring atoms
• Valence electrons 
Location in crystal
Interatomic Distance
valence band
Energy
CONDUCTION BAND
Valence Band
Location in crystal
• Metallic bonding free electrons
• Valence and conduction band overlap.
• Conductive material: electrons can be promoted from the valence to the conduction
band
CONDUCTION BAND
Energy
EG
Valence Band
Location in crystal
• Fully occupied valence bands in covalent bonds
• Electrons can’t move (locked to atoms)
• Large energy gap: can’t conduct
Energy
CONDUCTION BAND
EG
Valence Band
Location in crystal
• Intermediate conductivity
• Small band gap
• Energy at room temperature can cause electrons to move from the to valence band
Inorganic Semiconductors
Organic Semiconductors
poly(p-phenylenevinylene)
PPV
Si
PFO
polyfluorene
P3AT
poly(3-alkylthiophene)
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Energy required to move electrons 
energy of sun’s light
Hard with high melting and boiling points
Expensive to produce at high temperatures
and pressures
• Not so hard
• Lower melting point
• Change energy gap and size of
current by changing chemistry
poly(9,9-di-n-octylfluorene-alt-N-(4-butylphenyl)diphenylamine)
Polymer synthesis
Film preparation in the clean room
✓
V
Device Characterisation
Device Fabrication
Thin film analysis
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Thin film optimisation
0 cm2V-1s-1
ELECTRODE
ee-
ELECTRODE
REACTIVE SURFACE
substrate-molecule interactions dominate
School Visits..
how much
time do you
have?
What are the
students
currently
learning?
how many
electrons fit in
each shell?
what do you
need to take/
set up?
LOGISTICS…
how many
students?
where’s your
how old are session
located?
they?
Get excited
by science?
Gauge your
message
Apply to
Imperial?
School Visits..
mainly they want to tell you facts..
What’s your
typical day?
How are
stars born?
Who inspired
you in
science?
Will we find a
cure for
cancer?
How do
rainbows
form?
teaching resources
BBC
Bitesize
HyperPhysic
s
Exam
Boards
IOP.org
‘Thinking
on your
feet’
PowerPoint slides / experiment ideas / teacher notes /
games / forum
NB: All ‘learned’ institutes send you free flyers, posters + lesson
plans !
nationalstemcentre.org
.uk
PowerPoint slides / experiment ideas /
teacher notes / games / forum
thesolarspark.co.uk
University of Edinburgh
Classroom Experiments/ Theory / Demo
Videos / Equipment Lists / Curriculum
Links
vplab.co.uk
animated blackboard / virtual experiment /
curriculum support / demonstration of
experiments
/ platform to help students in an extension
project
nuffieldfoundation.org/practicalphysics
Practical activities for 11-19 year olds /
Resources for teaching without much
equipment
www.tes.co.uk
PowerPoint for all ages/ Extended Project Ideas
Experiment Ideas
PLANNING A PUBLIC
EVENT??
Who do you
need?…
Who is your
audience?
What do you
WANT to do?
Is someone
already doing
it?
What do you
need?
Where will
you hold it?
it’s easier to join an ongoing
project!
don’t step on people’s
toes
Sutton
physics
public
engagement outreach
events
Trust
student
recruitment
Central
Outreach
computing
outreach
ICU plus
Reach Out
Lab
chemistry
outreach
CDT
outreach
project
STEM
potential
bioengineering
outreach
g4g Imperial
G4G London @ Imperial College London
09:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:10
Registration
G4G Welcome
Blackett Laboratory Reception
Blackett Laboratory LT1
10:10 – 10:20
Imperial College Welcome
Blackett Laboratory LT1
10:20 – 10:55
Dr Emily Mayhew,
Military Medical Historian
Blackett Laboratory LT1
11:00 – 11:55
Workshop 1
12:00 – 12:55
Workshop 2
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
Workshop 3
15:00 – 15:15
15:15 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:00
Lucinda Sandon-Allum,
ICU president
Professor Sara Rankin,
Professor of Leukocyte and Stem Cell
Biology
Great Science Bake Off Final
You will find out your personal
workshop timetable on arrival at
the event.
Level 8, Blackett Laboratory
You will find out your personal
workshop timetable on arrival at
the event.
Blackett Laboratory LT1
Blackett Laboratory LT1
Blackett Laboratory LT1
WHAT DO
YOU WANT
TO DO?
VOLUNTEERS
!
support of
someone with
experience
Who do you
need?…
SECURITY!
SPONSORS/
Grants
http://www.w
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MEDIA/
COMMS?!
CLEANERS
ARE YOUR
BEST
FRIENDS!
make
sure
they’re
polite.
define tasks
early
A GOOD
TEAM
WHAT DO
YOU WANT
TO DO?
Who do you
need?…
Keen
Collaborators
WHAT DO
YOU WANT
TO DO?
What do
you need?
Banners?
Equipment?
Name Labels
Computer
Logins/ Wi-Fi?
Parking
space?
Prospectuses
Swipe Access?
Badges
Catering
TEA AND
COFFEE!
Campus Tours
WATER
Be polite!
LOBBY
RENTAL!
Room Rental
Where will
you host?
g4g Imperial
PHYSICS FUN LAB w/ CQD
Lights, Camera, Action! w/ Imperial Communications
ENIGMA! w/ Bletchley Park
Hour of Code w/ The Cisco Team
Online Safety w/ Intel McAfee
The Internet of Everything w/ The Cisco Team
Global Chemistry Experiment w/ RSC
Is what you see really what you get? w/ Sinead Savage
Engineering Careers w/ IET
The Bog Roll Model of the Solar System and Nebul-ART
w/ RAS and IC
Universal Wonders w/ RAS
Watching Planes Fly w/ Intel McAfee
Beach Ball Accelerator w/ University of Oxford
Raspberry Solar Cells w/ the Solar Spark
Getting “In the Biz”! w/ g4g
How could I study Imperial?/ Student Recruitment
Sports & Science w/ g4g
Bake Off judging/final
350 applications
“Thank you for being so
inspiring- it was the best
day of science my
daughter has had!”
two thirds of 12-16
year old girls can’t
name three
academic women
18 FREE industry
+ academic
workshops
200 FREE swag
bags
“I had the BEST time at
Imperial College
yesterday. I learnt so
much and I am even
more sure than ever that I
want to be an engineer.“
WHAT DO
YOU WANT
TO DO?
Who is
your
audience?
Specific,
Measurable,
Achievable,
Relevant, Time
Bound
IOP evaluation
resources
… +Why?
Qualtrics
Outreach
Database
Social
Media
Use of
Logo
How will
you
reach
them?
Imperial
Events Site
Measure
Impact:
pre/post
Follow-up:
RAEng
Toolkit
Evaluation
Quantitive
WHAT DO
YOU WANT
TO DO?
Experiences
Disseminati
on
Metrics
Impacts
KEY
OUTCOME
S
Felix
Shared
Learning
Blog
Consent
Forms
Press
How will
you report
your event?
Online
WHAT DO
YOU WANT
TO DO?
Feedback
problem
solving
leadership
networ
k
THANK
people
pick up
the
phone
personal
impact
describe
who you
meet
e-mail
them!
business
cards
g4g @
Imperial: the
stats
Can you name three scientific discoveries made by a woman?
No
18%
Yes
34%
No
66%
Before
Yes
82%
After
u think you are doing in science and how you think your teachers think
Really well
Well
Okay
Not doing very well
After
Before
150
120
Really badly
40
42 %
30
26 %
90
20
60
30
0
How do you
How do How do your
rate yourselfHow does your
your friends rate you
in science? teacher rate
parents rate in science?
you in science?
you in
science?
10
0
How do you
How do How do your
rate yourselfHow does your
your friends rate you
in science? teacher rate
parents rate in science?
you in science?
you in
science?
arranged by postgraduates from the Department of Physics. How would
Strongly Agree
Agree
Before
175
Neither Agree nor Disagree
74 %
40
30
43 %
105
Strongly Disagree
After
63 %
140
Disagree
85 %
60
48%%
33
19%%
20
70
10
35
0
0
Physics is
interesting
I don't really
know what
physics is
Physics is
Physics is a
awesome! I
boy's subject
love it!
Physics is
interesting
I don't really
know what
physics is
Physics is
awesome! I
love it!
Physics is a
boy's subject
ou could share one message with girls that didn't attend, what would it
At Imperial College you can see and try your hand at so many fun experiments and
learn about careers in science. It was also fun to meet and talk to so many girls from
other schools.
Science is not a boys subject, and now is the best time to be a women in science.
Science is awesome!!
It was a great experience finding out about science and being in Imperial College
It was an amazing experience, so much time and effort was put in to make it
wonderful. There were many interesting and useful lectures as well as many other
activities such as the photo booth. The experience as a whole was very enjoyable.
Go to Greenlight for Girls, it opens your eyes into the world of science, and shows
you that there is so much more to science than just becoming a doctor! It shows that
anything is possible and anyone, including girls, can do science.
It was really fun - shame they could not go
As Lucinda Sandon-Allum said in her speech : "There have never been a better time
for women to be in science."
To pursue a career in sciences and to try it out. It's such an awesome day and I
recommend them to try the event when it comes again!
You should've been there
You should have attended because you would have learnt loads.
Come next time :)
You probably missed out on one of the best science/tech/engineering thing the world
There are huge numbers of options in the STEM industry that are so varied. There is
something for everyone and all the STEM careers are really exciting and interesting.
You have to come next time because it was really fun and amazing because it helps
give you a choice for your future career.
You learn so many things that help you in life. It makes you really want to create
something
Don't let anyone or anything hold you back. Be brave and remember that science and
engineering are as much a girls' world as a boys' one. Be creative, explore and
discover- there's a world out there to find!
STEM is awsome!!!!!!
Anything is possible with girls in STEM.
You missed out on a great day. But I'm sure there are other opportunities.
It's really interesting and very informative; I learned a lot.
You have no idea what you are missing out girls!!!!!
The day was very exciting and fun. I learnt lots of new things and also met lots of new
omeople around my age!
That I feel sorry that they missed out on such an unforgettable day.
It was a really fun day and everyone was so nice. I am looking forward to the next
one and will make sure my friends know about it.
Science is a girls thing. Don't let any one tell you otherwise age should not be a
barrier if you want something just do it .
Are you likely to apply to Imperial College London?
Yes
I hope so...
I hope
so...
38%
No!
No!
0%
Yes
62%
Collaborate
Evaluate
Impact
Plan
Be
Creative
Be Polite
THANK
you
Be
Resourcefu
l
Enjoy it!
Make ToDo Lists
jessica.wade08@imperial.ac.uk
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Jess I can’t believe you’re still going! This is amazing, thanks so much for sending this on to me!!
It was a pleasure working with you, and the event was amazing, congratulations.
Best wishes,
Sinead
Hi Jess,
Firstly congratulations on the huge success of Saturday! I hope you had a good time.
Dear Jess
On behalf of my daughter Emma and her friend Isabella I would like to say thank you so much
for organising g4g – an inspiring and motivating event.
The girls had a fantastic time. They loved it: the lectures, meeting other science-enthusiastic
girls and the insight Dr Mayhew and Prof Rankin gave – and – of course – the lab coats.
Many thanks Jess for such a fantastic event. Both of my daughters really enjoyed it.
Knd regards
Ines
A lot of time and effort goes into organising these events. This is very much appreciated.
Doing it while writing a PhD is no mean feat. I hope your life will be back to normal soon.
We understand that this was the first event of its kind. It had an excellent start and I hope for a
repetition next year.
For now Emma and Isabella are contemplating a “science lunch club” at their school.
Again thank you very much and all the best for your next ventures.
Kind regards
Susanne Westwood
Hi Jess
I just wanted to say thanks again for organising such a great event. Eden had a really good time
and we even discovered some other girls from her school in attendance with their Head of
Science.
Currently, Eden wants to be a Dr and I have been trying my best to keep her enthusiastic about
Science and also open her mind to other careers that she might be able to pursue if things
change. I think she was really inspired and really learned a lot too! I’ll look out for other
outreach activities that I can register her on and please let me know if there are any work
experience opportunities that she could participate in!
Hi Jess,
I would like to say thank you to you as well for all your organisation – You should be really proud as
the event was brilliant and the girls were so enthusiastic.
Best wishes
Ireti
Hi Jess
A fab event – my daughter Karishma loved it and has taken the blue book and the goodie bag to
school this morning to show her friends what they missed!
She is definitely inspired to learn more about science and no doubt will select science subjects
as she progresses through school.
I would also like to say thanks for organising the day. I think everything went really well and the kids
were having fun. And I even learned some new stuff too...
Thank you once again for organising such a great event.
Please keep us posted of future such events.
Best wishes
Mr Kamal Shah
Hi Jessica,
Just to say that Freya Smith and Lauren Ramsden had a brilliant, and inspiring time, on
Saturday! They travelled up from the south coast. It's a long way but they weren't disappointed.
Thank you to you all,
Joanna (Freya's mum)
Thanks she has a great day. She'll be writing it up for her school - any good photos you have
do send on to us!
Thanks,
Debbie Rapp
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Sandeep Sood @sood_optomsun Sep 27
#g4gimperial Thank u 4 hosting.My daughter had a wonderful day and my
son joins @ImperialPhysics for fresher week in a few days Yea!
Meriame Berboucha @MBerboucha Sep 27
Had a blast at #g4gImperial ! http://
Imperial Spark @ImperialSpark Sep 27
What a great event #g4gImperial was yesterday. Hopefully lots of inspired
minds we'll see at #impfringe, #impfest and more soon.
Joy ABOIM @JABOIM Sep 26
Still buzzing from event @imperialcollege.Excellent interaction from the
girls. Love this sticker #G4gimperial #Cisco
Elena Nixon @elenix600 Sep 26
Great day @WiP_IC @green4girls @imperialcollege thank you
@MBerboucha
@MBerboucha thank you...you were amazing to talk to and gave me a
great insight into what science. Thank you so much!
Betty Bonnardel @AtomicBettyBA Sep 26
@imperialcollege great #g4gimperial day today. Thank you! So much
interest and confidence in studying #stem! Go #girls go!
Buckley @LmbBuckley Sep 26
@WiP_IC @jesswade @MBerboucha a very BIG thank you from us as well.
Fantastic day. Inspiring. imperial/science @chessgorilla #g4gimperial
a bounds @chessgorilla Sep 26
@jesswade @green4girls @WiP_IC our daughters loved today. Thank you!
@LmbBuckley @Hussar4oct #g4gimperial
Emily Drabek-Maunder @EDrabek Sep 26
Having an excellent time at Imperial painting nebulae! #g4gImperial
Jennifer Shelton @jenmgshe Sep 26
On my way to today's #g4gImperial event; a fantastic initiative to encourage
12-16yo #girls into #science! @green4girls #DNAextraction
Joy ABOIM @JABOIM Sep 26
Excited to be @imperialcollege inspiring 11-15years girls to think of #STEM
careers #G4gimperial #BuildingThePipeline
Betty Bonnardel @AtomicBettyBA Sep 26
So excited my little girl went to the #g4gimperial today. Thanks to
@imperialcollege for organising it. Can't wait for her feedback. #stem