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Sophie Maclean is a recent maths graduate from the University of Cambridge and very much misses her degree. She has no free time—she is a Chalkdust editor.

Ellen is a PhD student at UCL studying fluid mechanics. She specialises in the flow around droplets and ice particles.
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