9. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply):
Lecture/Talk/Presentation
10. Keywords:
Biology
Construction/ Industry
Earth Science
Electronics
Engineering
Environmental Science
General Science
Materials Science
Maths
Physics
Psychology
Space Science
Technology
18. Who is the intended audience?:
Secondary schools
Sixth form students
6. Event/activity description (max 300 words):
To celebrate National Science & Engineering Week 2013, SETPOINT Hertfordshire are organising a selection of Science & Engineering speakers at Hertfordshire secondary schools. Each talk will last approximately 45 - 60 minutes and are free of charge. In general start times will be mid morning and early afternoon. Lectures subjects include: Materials in Action - The Engineering Tourist; Record Breaking Elements of the periodic Table - A World without Wires; A Future in Civil Engineering - The Science of People IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2011 - Hi-Tech Warfare GM Who? How Does the World of Genetically Modified Organisms Relate to You. Gas turbines and the Environment Space & Time for Newton to Einstein Science Beyond the Lab - from Brain Experiments to Books! . A Big History of the Very Small . The Hunt of Life Elsewhere The Amazing Science & Technology behind 'mobile texting' Building Engineering is Fun.