Meet the 2025 Beyond Boundaries Researchers

 

Meet the scientists who have inspired the 2025 competition!

Click on their photos to find out more about them and their awesome research.

 

Zoe BrownZoe Brown – Environmental Scientist

Zoe is researching how we can use and work with nature to help small islands adapt to climate change.

 

 

Photo of Nishant KumarNishant Kumar

Nishant is looking into how wild animals like street dogs, monkeys and pigeons learn to co-exist and evolve in human-made, urban environments.

 

 

Emma McMillianEmma McMillian – Computer Scientist

Emma is exploring how computers and artificial intelligence can help doctors better understand heart disease.

 

 

Sam O'SullivanSam O’Sullivan – Theoretical Physicist

Sam is looking into biological evolution, using mathematical models of seals teeth to explore and predict changes in the future.

 

 

Photo of Lin Qiu in hexagon outlineLin Qiu – Respiration Neuroscientist

Lin is exploring the brain and breathing, and what happens in the brain when breathing becomes difficult.

 

 

Tanya SinghTanya Singh – Brain Scientist

Tanya is working to understand the impact of Parkinson’s Disease on the brain by growing mini-brains in the lab!

 

 

Tianqi WangTianqi Wang – Evolutionary Biologist

Tianqi is researching how living things evolve to adapt to their environments, focusing on guppies (small fish) in Trinidad.