Island Energy Super Heroes: How one Jamaican PhD Student is Transforming Energy Literacy
What happens when a nuclear engineering PhD student realizes that the book she needed as a child… doesn’t exist?
She writes it.
In this episode of Naked Nuclear, Danielle sits down with Zola Hind, Jamaican-born computer scientist turned nuclear engineering researcher at Bangor University — and author of Island Energy Superhero: A Kids’ Guide to Energies in the Caribbean.
From visualizing nuclear fuel behavior using astronomy-inspired methods… to printing her book in braille for visually impaired students… Zola is building an energy-literate Caribbean one classroom at a time.
This conversation explores:
- Why representation matters in energy education
- How nuclear engineering “chose” her
- What it means to fail forward in a PhD program
- The role of clean energy in Caribbean climate resilience
Whether you’re a student, parent, educator, policymaker, or just energy-curious , this episode will leave you thinking differently about who gets to be part of the energy transition.
Get the Book
Island Energy Superhero: A Kids’ Guide to Energies in the Caribbean
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Island-Energy-Superhero-Energies-Caribbean/dp/1998245098
Official Website:
https://islandenergybook.my.canva.site/#home
The book is also available in select Jamaican bookstores and at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.
About Zola Hind
Zola Hind is a PhD researcher in nuclear engineering at Bangor University with a background in computer science and data visualization. Her research focuses on novel methods for modeling and visualizing nuclear fuel behavior.
She is passionate about:
- Energy literacy
- Climate resilience in the Caribbean
- Accessibility and inclusion in STEM
- Making complex science understandable for everyone
