Invited Speakers

Natasha Carr, Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leicester
Carly Muldoon, Head of Nuclear Safety and Security
Connor Mumby, Engineering & Technology Intern, Rolls-Royce
Amy Short, Non-Destructive Testing Degree Apprentice, Rolls-Royce Submarines
Lindsay Reed, Science Lead Warhead & Deterrence Physics, AWE

Natasha Carr

Natasha is a postgraduate researcher in the Space Projects and Instrumentation and Planetary Science groups in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester. Her research involves the development of novel X-ray optics to design an X-ray telescope for use on a Jovian mission.

Recently, Natasha received the Florence and Johnston Stoney Award from the British Federation of Women Graduates in recognition of her work on preparing for X-ray observations in the outer solar system using micro pore X-ray optics.

Natasha is also a science broadcaster, communicator and content creator – recently covering the Artemis II mission with the BBC and on her social media, natasha_in_space!

Carly Muldoon

Carly Muldoon is an experienced leader in nuclear safety, security management, radiation protection, and emergency preparedness, with over a decade in nuclear and healthcare environments. As Head of Nuclear Safety and Security, she oversees regulatory compliance, security operations, and emergency arrangements, delivering consistently strong regulatory outcomes. Carly is deeply committed to inclusion and advocacy, serving as Chair of a school governing body, Chair of a workplace Women’s Network, and an active member of the Institute of Physics Women’s Committee. A dedicated campaigner for women’s rights and domestic abuse survivors, she has contributed to national policy discussions, including speaking in Parliament.

Connor Mumby

Connor is a Year‑Long Intern at Rolls‑Royce plc, where he works on novel applications of Electron Beam Welding within advanced engineering projects. Alongside his industry experience, Connor is studying BEng Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nottingham, which he will complete following his internship.

Connor completed his GCSEs and A‑Levels at Dubai British School Emirates Hills, studying Mathematics, Physics, and Economics, alongside an AS‑Level in Business Studies. Born in Grimsby in 2005, he has consistently demonstrated a strong academic and professional focus on understanding not only how engineering systems work, but why they work—an approach that has shaped his development and opened opportunities within high‑performance engineering environments.

His combination of academic grounding, practical industry experience, and analytical mindset enables him to contribute thoughtful insights into manufacturing innovation, engineering problem‑solving, and early‑career development in STEM.

Lindsay Reed

Lindsay Reed joined AWE as a graduate in 2005 working as a radiation detection physicist in Nuclear Threat Reduction. She has had a varied career, from a field exercise in Chernobyl to a government secondment during the 2012 Olympics. She was also awarded the inaugural early career award for the Nuclear Industry Group for her work on Muon Scattering Tomography.

Lindsay is now the Science Lead for Systems Assessment in Physics at AWE, covering such areas as nuclear treaty verification, nuclear weapons effects modelling and hazard prediction.

Outside of work Lindsay is married with three young(ish) children, an old house, and has foolishly signed up for her first ultramarathon!