The Space Telescope Zone was funded by the UK Space Agency, with five engineers working in different areas:
- Ollie is a PhD student studying how black holes move and how they affect the space they move in
- Hermine designs and makes telescopes and instruments that can be used to find out more about the universe
- Guy, the winner of this zone, writes software for space telescope missions that are trying to find exploding stars and new planets
- Christine is a PhD student studying gravitational waves
- Angus is currently working on the design of an instrument for the James Webb Telescope.
The engineers in this zone showed an obvious enthusiasm for their field which came across in their conversations with students in both live chats and Ask. All the engineers were great at explaining complex topics in an accessible way, with Guy and Ollie making up nearly 45% of all activity by engineers. Some of the engineers were at conferences in Lyon and Madrid during the second week of the event, and took part in chats and Ask during their time away.
