Dr Zbig Sobiesierski
Job title: Lecturer in Physical Sciences, Co-ordinating Lecturer in Science & Environment
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BSc Physics (Hons), MSc Communicating Science, PhD, MInstP, CPhys
Zbig Sobiesierski was born and brought up in Swansea, but left his home town to obtain both his degree and doctorate in physics from the University of Exeter. On returning to Wales, he carried out research in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University leaving, in 1992, to become the first Hitachi Associate Professor in Quantum Electronics at the University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan.
Since returning to the UK, he has taken an increasing interest in adult education and science communication, giving both physics demonstration lectures and workshops on science communication in the UK, Ireland and South Africa. Zbig is a firm believer in taking science to "where the people are".