Lucy Cavendish College Academic Attainment Programme 2023-24

Welcome to our Online Exhibition of Physical Sciences posters!

As part of the Academic Attainment Programme 2023-24, participants in Year 12 (S5 - Scotland/Y13 - N.I.) completed a Supracurricular Exploration Project which involved researching, designing, and presenting an academic poster on a topic of their choosing. The goal of this Project was to offer opportunities for participants to consolidate and present their independent subject exploration, develop key skills necessary to achieve top grades in their current studies, connect with like-minded peers, and boost university applications by providing content for personal statements.

Through this online exhibition, we're delighted to invite the Lucy Cavendish College community - alongside students' families, guardians, teachers, and peers - to explore what students have been working on, gain an insight into their wide-ranging subject interests, and help celebrate their success in and dedication to the Academic Attainment Programme 2023-24. We're sure you'll be impressed by their research and posters, and that you'll join us in wishing them all the best with their next steps.

On this page, you'll find posters submitted on subjects within the broad field of Physical Sciences. Posters are categorised by the following subjects and then alphabetically by surname.

Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Engineering
Mathematics
Physics

Please note that the views expressed in these posters are those of the individual students and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Lucy Cavendish College. The College is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information presented.

Featured Posters

We have featured some posters below to give you a taster of the quality and academic depth of our students' posters across the physical sciences. To nominate a poster that you have been particularly impressed by to be featured, please email outreach@lucy.cam.ac.uk. We will be rotating the posters featured here.

Dragonfly Dynamics: Revolutionising Drone Design - Bohni D View poster

A game theorists view of baseball L-R matchups - Jack H View poster

How Are Black Holes Thermodynamic objects? Their entropy and Hawking radiation - Lan H View poster

How does glow in the dark paint work? - Thai An Q View poster

Efficient Security: Exploring Elliptic Curve Cryptography - Megan C View poster

Chemistry

Students' Chemistry posters explore a range of topics, from the quantum mechanics of orbitals to the practical applications of chemistry in fields like medicine, materials science, and consumer products.

Viewers interested in Chemistry may also wish to explore the Biology and Medicine posters featured in the Life Sciences Online Exhibition.

Trace Elements and Tracing Incidents: How are rare elements used in medical imaging? - James A View poster

Morphine: stereoselective recognition of μ-opioid receptors and drug efficacy - Isabel C View poster

Orbitals, organic, and more orbitals; a brief introduction to key quantum mechanical concepts in chemistry - Karina E View poster

The Physical Science Behind: Hydrogels - Liam H View poster

Delving into the reactions of phenol - Sounak L View poster

Neutron crystallography: An analysis of the structures of oxalic acid and calcium fluoride crystals containing erbium - Millie M View poster

How does glow in the dark paint work? - Thai An Q View poster

The Chemistry of Luminol - Isobel R View poster

The Lennard-Jones Potential: Can Mathematics Explain Universal Intermolecular Relationships? - Ioanna S View poster

The chemistry behind the 1960's pharmaceutical tragedy: Thalidomide - Aaron T View poster

The role of chirality in drug design - Tanmaya V View poster

Taste the synthetic rainbow: the chemistry behind Skittles millions - Connie W View poster

Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (ssNMR): An overview of the theory that makes the analytical - Niamh H View poster

Computer Science

Computer science posters delve into the theoretical foundations and practical applications of computing, exploring topics such as cryptography, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and network security.

Preparing Digital Security for Quantum Computers: The Future of Lattice-Based Cryptography - Yaroslav B View poster

Bayesian Networks: The Maths Behind Life-Saving Medical Decisions - Rhianna B View poster

Are humans the real weakness of the Turing Test? - Anna B View poster

Efficient Security: Exploring Elliptic Curve Cryptography - Megan C View poster

How do computers draw shapes? - Stan D View poster

What is Game Theory and how can it be used to optimize network traffic and data flow? - Neha I View poster

From Chaos to Code: The Mathematics Behind Random Number Generation in Modern Programming Languages - Sumaya J View poster

The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Simulation & Modelling - Anna K View poster

From computational evolution to cosmic colonisation, how can cellular automata be applied in computer science? - Sai K View poster

Quantum Computers Can't Break This: Lattice-Based Cryptography - Arnav M View poster

How do computers understand images? Convolutional Neural Networks and their role in Computer Vision - Mayukha P View poster

Should we make Neural Networks more uncertain? - Rishi S View poster

Artificial Intelligence's effect on the creative industries - Rody S View poster

What happens to your devices once they leave your possession? - Allen S View poster

How AI can help tackle the climate crisis - Megan B View poster

Perlin or Merlin: the magic behind procedural terrain generation in video games - Lucy M View poster

Earth Sciences

Earth science posters examine the intersection of technology and environmental science, exploring topics like climate change, oceanography, and astrophysics.

Viewers interested in Earth Sciences may also wish to explore the Geography posters featured in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Online Exhibition.

Revolutionizing Hydrographic Surveying: The Power of SQUID 5 - Dominic B View poster

Engineering

Engineering posters explore the intersection of technology and various fields, from aerospace and robotics to biomedicine and environmental science, highlighting recent advancements and future possibilities.

Viewers interested in Engineering may also wish to explore the Architecture and Design posters featured in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Online Exhibition.

How can developments in superconductivity impact the future of technology? - Ellie B View poster

Bose-Einstein Condensates: The Most Powerful State Of Matter You've Never Heard Of - Nicholas B View poster

The past, present and future of drones - Millicent C View poster

Dragonfly Dynamics: Revolutionising Drone Design - Bohni D View poster

How is aeroelasticity being utilised in Formula 1? - Grace E View poster

What machines will you see if you have a surgery? Biomedical instruments in a typical operating theatre - Eli L View poster

How War and Environmental Concerns have influenced F1's Technology - Joel M View poster

How robots bend - investigating the use of compliant mechanisms in robotics - Elliot M View poster

F1 Car Design: Where Innovation Meets the Track - Fatima N View poster

Can Aerospace Materials live up to Environmental Expectations? - Sonali P View poster

Engineering: Prevention, Response and Recovery - Sinead Q View poster

The role of aero and thermo dynamics in sports cars - Rameesa Q View poster

Carbon Capture and Storage: A Tool for Fighting Climate Change - Alaa S View poster

Sporadic E: Radio's Strangest Phenomenon - Leon S View poster

Coffin Corner: What is it and can we design aircraft to withstand this phenomenon? - Mihika S View poster

Trains through Time: How fast is our future? - Samantha T View poster

Passive & Active Cooling for a hotter future - Josie T View poster

Is nanotechnology the next big thing? - Miles W View poster

Can chemical engineering advancements turn the tide in wastewater management? - Olivia W View poster

Which system could be the key to nuclear fusion energy? - Rae F View poster

The Science Behind Maglev Trains - Kira T View poster

Could Photovoltaics power next-generation electronics? - Ogooluwa A View poster

AI in Engineering - Avni K View poster

Quantum entanglement: a phenomenon and its applications - Zachary K View poster

Mathematics

Mathematics posters delve into the fundamental concepts and applications of mathematics, exploring topics such as number theory, game theory, statistics, and cryptography. They also examine the historical and cultural context of mathematics, highlighting its global development and influence.

Viewers interested in Mathematics may also wish to explore the Economics posters featured in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Online Exhibition.

The Art of Chaos: Predicting the Unpredictable - Molly C View poster

Can game theory prevent war? - Sara D View poster

Math's Breaking Point: The Foundational Crisis of Mathematics - Oscar G View poster

A game theorists view of baseball L-R matchups - Jack H View poster

Infinities, infinitesimals, and the endeavour to redefine calculus - Rupert H View poster

AI in Crystallography: Mathematics exposes Artificial Illusions in material design - Tatiana K View poster

Maths in Music: The Golden Ratio - Ellen L View poster

Can We Unravel the Mystery of the Illusive Primes? - Alisa M View poster

Statistical paradoxes: Why you can't always trust the proof - Diya O View poster

The Magic Of Primes: The Role Of Number Theory In Modern Cryptographic Systems - Harrison P View poster

How big is infinity? Countable, uncountable infinities and everything inbetween - Sarah P View poster

May The Odds Be Ever In My Favour? Using Maths In Order To Get Better At Risk - Lucia P View poster

Chaos Theory in Financial Markets - Ansh S View poster

The Four-Colour Map Problem: Why no Adjacent Regions are Ever the Same Colour - Barney T View poster

What mathematics did Eurocentric scholars hide from us? Exploring the origin and spread of the decimal place-value system? - Tilly W View poster

Asian Roots of Mathematics & the Eurocentricity of Maths in Education - Poppy W View poster

Are prime numbers really that unpredictable? - Imogen W View poster

RSA Encryption: How does it work and why is it so important? - Oliver W View poster

An introduction to Ramaujan Summation: What it is, and its links to other areas - Najaf Y View poster

Vedic Maths - Jahnavi Y View poster

Nature's mathematicians: how do bees use maths to flourish? - Kimaya R View poster

Physics

Ghosts in the machine: How neutrinos are detected at Super-Kamiokande - Maxime B View poster

Answers to Aliens: The missing factor of time within the Drake Equation - Jasper D View poster

The expanding universe: how dark energy is forcing everything apart - Isla C View poster

The Muon: Theoretical Physics in Everyday Life - Kimaya C View poster

Exploring the plausibility of applying nuclear fusion as a global sustainable energy source - Charlotte C View poster

Chaos Theory and the Limits of Human Knowledge - Harry C View poster

The derivation of the formulae of planetary motion, and the resulting shape of orbit - Lily D View poster

The Black Hole Information Paradox - Holly G View poster

Dark Matter: How do we search for the invisible? - Oliwier K View poster

Fourier Transforms: The Mathematics of Quantum Physics - Emily P View poster

Is The Future Pre-Determined? - Alexander P View poster

Could there be a black hole in our solar system? - Adela R View poster

Do you really exist?: An exploration of idealism and free will within quantum mechanics - Neve S View poster

The Physics of Superconductors - Ffion S View poster

What is vacuum decay? And how could it bring an end to the universe we know? - Olha T View poster

How Are Black Holes Thermodynamic objects? Their entropy and Hawking radiation - Lan H View poster

Exploring Infinite Boundaries with Entropic Gravity - Hallee L View poster

Catching Echoes: Impulse Responses and Methods for Analysis - Dang L View poster

Interested in exploring further?

Our online exhibition also showcases posters in the Life Sciences and Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. You can explore these here:

Supracurricular Exploration Project Online Exhibition: Life Sciences

Supracurricular Exploration Project Online Exhibition: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Are you a teacher or a student starting Year 12 (S5 - Scotland/Y13 - N.I.) in September 2024?

The Academic Attainment Programme is the College's flagship outreach programme, supporting 1000 UK state school students to realise their full potential through a 2-year programme of subject-specific support tailored to their stage in the curriculum.

Find out more about and apply for the Academic Attainment Programme 2024-26