Jenny
Gender
Female
Age
22 - 30
Status
In training or education
Broad training/education area
Physics,Chemistry
Route to training or education
My A levels were in History, Maths and Physics and I have a Masters degree in Geology with Planetary Science. I am currently working towards my PhD.
Your training/education
I'm a PhD student at the University of Manchester. I study the chemistry of meteorites to help us understand how our Solar System formed and evolved.
Was the route to your training or education typical, unusual or a bit of both?
Typical
Day in life
My working life is a mix of reading scientific papers, planning experiments, preparing meteorite samples, running my experiments in the laboratory, working through the data I collect, writing up my work for publication or preparing to present it at meetings and conferences. To see the sort of things my lab group are interested in take a look at our blog: http://earthandsolarsystem.wordpress.com/
Happiness
6 - Nicely happy
Life outside work
My favourite things to do outside work are cooking, shopping, going to music and comedy shows and travelling to different cities.
Employer website
Associations
STEM Ambassador
What type of scientist are you
Explorer
Advice
Don't be afraid of admitting that you don't know everything.