Hendy attended Katikati College in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. In 2011, she was selected by the Royal Society of New Zealand as one of two national delegates to attend the USA International Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.[2] In 2012, she won first place in the secondary school category of the NZ Eureka Awards for Science Communication.[3]
Universityedit
Hendy obtained a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Physics and Mathematics, at the University of Canterbury. She was awarded an Aurora Astronomy Scholarship that enabled her to take an overseas trip to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, Carnegie Observatory, UCLA, Macdonald Observatory Texas, University of British Columbia, NRC Observatory Victoria and CHFT Hawaii.[4]
Hendy went on to do her Honours year at the Australian National University in Canberra. In 2017, Hendy started a PhD at ANU focusing on using nanoindentation to examine the mechanical response of plant cells to applied pressure.[5] She was awarded a Westpac Future Leader's Scholarship.[6] During her time as a PhD student she placed runner-up in the Australian national finals of the FameLab science communication competition for her presentation 'Poking Plants'.[7] Her honours thesis title was ‘Examining the mechanical response of Arabidopsis thaliana using nanoindentation and Finite Element Modelling’, where she received class honours with a grade 93/100 for her thesis.[8] In 2018, Hendy discontinued her PhD studies to pursue YouTube full-time.[9]
Careeredit
Hendy has been uploading videos to YouTube since high school.[9] In August 2020, Hendy announced that she is working on a mathematical stop-motion short film, 'Finding X', supported by the Screen Australia Skip Ahead initiative.[10] It was released on 25 January 2022.[11]
In 2023, she appeared on season 5 of the travel competition show Jet Lag: The Game, which was filmed in New Zealand.[12]
Awardsedit
2012 NZ Eureka Awards for Science Communication[3]
toby, hendy, born, july, 1995, science, communicator, youtuber, focuses, educational, content, relating, physics, mathematics, astronomy, hendy, november, 2019personal, informationborn, 1995, july, 1995, educationbachelor, science, from, university, canterbury. Toby Hendy born 11 July 1995 is a science communicator and YouTuber who focuses on educational content relating to physics mathematics and astronomy Toby HendyHendy in November 2019Personal informationBorn 1995 07 11 11 July 1995 age 28 EducationBachelor of Science from University of Canterbury Honours degree from Australian National UniversityOccupationsScience communicator YouTuberWebsitetobyhendy wbr comYouTube informationChannelTibeesYears active2011 presentGenresScienceeducationSubscribers1 12 million 1 Total views135 million 1 Associated actsVSauce 3Physics GirlJet Lag The GameCreator Awards100 000 subscribers2019Last updated 08 October 2023 Contents 1 Early life and education 1 1 School 1 2 University 2 Career 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editSchool edit Hendy attended Katikati College in the Bay of Plenty New Zealand In 2011 she was selected by the Royal Society of New Zealand as one of two national delegates to attend the USA International Space Camp in Huntsville Alabama 2 In 2012 she won first place in the secondary school category of the NZ Eureka Awards for Science Communication 3 University edit Hendy obtained a Bachelor of Science majoring in Physics and Mathematics at the University of Canterbury She was awarded an Aurora Astronomy Scholarship that enabled her to take an overseas trip to NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Caltech Carnegie Observatory UCLA Macdonald Observatory Texas University of British Columbia NRC Observatory Victoria and CHFT Hawaii 4 Hendy went on to do her Honours year at the Australian National University in Canberra In 2017 Hendy started a PhD at ANU focusing on using nanoindentation to examine the mechanical response of plant cells to applied pressure 5 She was awarded a Westpac Future Leader s Scholarship 6 During her time as a PhD student she placed runner up in the Australian national finals of the FameLab science communication competition for her presentation Poking Plants 7 Her honours thesis title was Examining the mechanical response of Arabidopsis thaliana using nanoindentation and Finite Element Modelling where she received class honours with a grade 93 100 for her thesis 8 In 2018 Hendy discontinued her PhD studies to pursue YouTube full time 9 Career editHendy has been uploading videos to YouTube since high school 9 In August 2020 Hendy announced that she is working on a mathematical stop motion short film Finding X supported by the Screen Australia Skip Ahead initiative 10 It was released on 25 January 2022 11 In 2023 she appeared on season 5 of the travel competition show Jet Lag The Game which was filmed in New Zealand 12 Awards edit2012 NZ Eureka Awards for Science Communication 3 2013 UC Aurora Astronomy Scholarship 4 2015 Haydon Prize for top graduating physics student 2017 Westpac Future Leader s Scholarship 6 2018 FameLab Australia runner up 7 2020 Screen Australia Skip Ahead Grant 10 2024 Young Australian of the Year nominee for Queensland 13 References edit a b About Tibees YouTube 2 Kiwi girls count down to the USA International Space Camp Scoop News www scoop co nz Scoop Media 27 April 2011 Retrieved 9 April 2021 a b Young Canterbury Physicist wins Premier Science Award Scoop News www scoop co nz Scoop Media 13 July 2012 Retrieved 9 April 2021 a b Watching this space Katikati scholar NZ Herald NZHerald Bay of Plenty Times 21 March 2014 Retrieved 9 April 2021 Ms Toby Hendy profile RSPhys ANU physics anu edu au Retrieved 9 April 2021 a b Young science fan Toby Hendy turned EduTuber www westpac com au Westpac Retrieved 9 April 2021 a b Toby Hendy Poking Plants FameLab Australia 2018 Runner Up Australia s Science Channel Archived from the original on 7 May 2021 Retrieved 9 April 2021 About Toby Hendy a b Langin Katie 25 June 2019 It s OK to quit your Ph D Science doi 10 1126 science caredit aay5196 S2CID 198657921 Retrieved 9 April 2021 a b Six teams to Skip Ahead with Screen Australia and Google Australia Media centre Screen Australia Retrieved 17 September 2020 Finding X A Mathematical Short Film 25 January 2022 Retrieved 25 January 2022 Jet Lag The Game Season 5 Episode 1 1 March 2023 Mind bending science YouTuber one of Queensland s Australian of the Year nominees ABC News 26 October 2023 Retrieved 21 November 2023 External links editOfficial website nbsp Toby Hendy s channel on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toby Hendy amp oldid 1221465824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
