Toby Hendy

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Toby Hendy
Toby Hendy (Tibees), November 2019.jpg
Hendy in November 2019
Born1996 (age 24–25)[1]
Education
Occupation
Years active2011–present
YouTube information
Channel
Genre
Subscribers700 000[2]
Total views78 million[2]
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2019
Updated: 10 September 2021
Websitehttps://tobyhendy.com

Toby Hendy is a science communicator and YouTuber who focuses on educational content relating to physics, mathematics and astronomy.

Early life and education[]

School[]

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 AL.[3] In 2012 she won first place in the secondary school category of the NZ Eureka Awards for Science Communication.[4]

University[]

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.[5]

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.[6] She was awarded a Westpac Future Leader's Scholarship.[7] 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'.[8] In 2018, Hendy discontinued her PhD studies to pursue YouTube full-time.[9]

Career[]

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]

Awards[]

  • 2020 Screen Australia Skip Ahead Grant[10]
  • 2018 FameLab Australia runner-up[8]
  • 2017 Westpac Future Leader's Scholarship[7]
  • 2015 Haydon Prize for top graduating physics student
  • 2013 UC Aurora Astronomy Scholarship[5]
  • 2012 NZ Eureka Awards for Science Communication[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "About me". Toby Hendy Website.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "About Tibees". YouTube.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Young Canterbury Physicist wins Premier Science Award | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Scoop Media. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Watching this space: Katikati scholar". NZ Herald. NZHerald. Bay of Plenty Times. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Ms Toby Hendy profile – RSPhys – ANU". physics.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Young science fan Toby Hendy turned 'EduTuber'". www.westpac.com.au. Westpac. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Toby Hendy – Poking Plants (FameLab Australia 2018 Runner-Up)". Australia's Science Channel. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Langin, Katie (25 June 2019). "It's OK to quit your Ph.D." Science. doi:10.1126/science.caredit.aay5196. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Six teams to Skip Ahead with Screen Australia and Google Australia | Media centre". Screen Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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