• Question: What is your field of work more specifically and what inspired you to pursue this career?

    Asked by anon-269065 to Leah on 12 Nov 2020.
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      Leah Morgan answered on 12 Nov 2020:

      Hi WillRud!

      I am a Project Engineer working in fusion energy research.

      I was inspired to work in fusion research because it’s a really exciting type of green energy. If we can create fusion power plants, we will have a new kind of nuclear power that creates less radioactive waste and is safer than normal (fission) power plants 🙂 I actually applied to work at UKAEA and didn’t care what job they gave me – I was just keen to be involved!

      As a project engineer, it’s my job to make projects happen. I find out from customers want they need, then I come up with some concept designs. Next I work with designers, analysts, technicians, and more to actually get the project done. Without people like me, projects would take a lot longer and physicists would spend all their time on projects instead of research!

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    Andreas commented on :

    I am a particle physicist. I was always curious and wanted to learn about the world around me. I started by learning about plants and animals. As I got a bit older I was getting more interested in chemistry. Atomic theory and the underlying physics could explain why certain chemical reactions happened.
    So I wanted to understand that. What sealed the deal was reading how interactions of these fundamental particles created everything we see in the universe!

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    Louise commented on :

    I am an immunologist working specifically on arthritis research and therapies.

    When I was 16 I injured my knee quite badly and had to have an operation to reconstruct my ligament. That was the point where I really became interested in the human body, especially injury and healing, and the interventions we take when the body can’t heal. I continued on to study Biology at University and always kept an interest in the musculoskeletal system which drew me towards arthritis research. I also love Immunology and so starting studying more the types of arthritis that are caused by the immune system attacking the joints.