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• Education:

  I went to state schools in London, I did my A-levels at my school’s sixth form, then after my A-levels I went to the university of Southampton to do an undergraduate degree in physics. I liked it so much that I decided to do a masters degree (this is an extra degree you can only do after your first one, for if you want to learn even more about a subject!) in physics and finally I did a PhD (this is the highest level you can do, and after it you are a Doctor of that subject, it’s different from a medical doctor though!) in particle physics. Particle physics is all about the tiniest, tiniest things in the universe (smaller than atoms!) and how they work. I did a lot of maths and learned to write computer code during my degrees.

• Qualifications:

  I got 3A*s, 5As and 3Bs at GCSE, the A*s were in in biology, English and physics.

  I got an A in a-level physics and another A in a-level maths, I also got a B in “further maths”, this means you do extra maths ontop of your regular maths!

  I  have an integrated masters (this means I started university already wanting to do a regular degree and a masters too, so you just keep going for 4 years instead of 3 before you graduate) in physics.

  I have a PhD in particle physics – my focus was on what causes mass

• Work History:

  My job at UKAEA is actually my first full time job!

  When I was doing my A-levels though, I was a STEM ambassador, going to primary schools and science festivals to teach kids about science and maths in fun ways.

  But as an undergraduate student I worked at CERN for a summer. CERN is where there is a huge particle accelerator, scientists from all over the world work there to research physics. A particle accelerator takes atoms and speeds them up until they go almost as fast as light particles and then smashes them together! Then scientists can learn from what happens and figure out more about how the universe works.

  I worked at a temp agency before my PhD, they are who companies call when they need extra workers but only for a short time. I type very fast so companies would have me typing up things and adjusting their websites for them.

  While I was a PhD student I did some teaching of undergraduate students, I marked their homework and essays and helped them if they were struggling with anything.

• Current Job:

  I work as a computational physicist (someone who uses and makes physics software to solve problems).

• Employer:

  I work for the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). They are a government research body that employs lots of scientists and engineers who are all working together to try and figure out a new way of making energy for everyone that doesn’t produce lots of pollution.