Dr Jen Walls is the CEO of a thriving semiconductor manufacturing company specialising in Silicon Carbide power transistors. SiC can handle much higher currents, voltages and temperatures than conventional Silicon. That makes SiC the preferred material for use in applications like Automotive, Solar, Wind and Aviation. Jen will tell us about the technology, the applications, as well as how the legacy of Scotland’s “Silicon Glen” has led to a cluster of very successful advanced material companies today.

Perthshire Society of Natural Science is one of the oldest Scientific Societies in Scotland and encourages interest in the natural World by means of lectures, meetings and field outings.

The annual Curious Minds Lecture series, presented by Culture Perth & Kinross and the Perthshire Society of Natural Science is themed around “Contemporary Science in Scotland” and, over past seasons, speakers have covered a stimulating array of scientific topics from dinosaur fossils in Skye, through the human genome to black holes, gravitational waves and the science of consciousness.