Profile

My Work

I’m a PhD student in the field of Communications, looking at how to reduce interference from wireless devices

My Typical Day: I’m mostly at my desk working on simulations, otherwise I’m demonstrating in a lab or doing experiments there myself.

What I'd do with the money

£500 would be a great start to the war chest for a junior Science Café in Bristol. There’s one already for grown-ups but not for young people!

My Interview

• How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

  Persistent, pensive and determined!

  What's the best thing you've done in your career?

  Commissioning a working railway after three long years of planning and design work was really rewarding! I took the train back home afterwards so I even got to ride on it.

  What did you want to be after you left school?

  I think I’ve always wanted to be in Science or Engineering – my uncle is an Electronic Engineer so that might have biased me.

  Were you ever in trouble at school?

  Not often – if I was it was because of my dress-sense (or lack thereof!) and attitude to homework. Do your homework kids, it pays off in the end!

  If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

  I tried blacksmithing the other week and really enjoyed it, would that count?

  Who is your favourite singer or band?

  Standard Fare, but they broke up a few years back :-(

  What's your favourite food?

  I’m one of the few people I know who’ll eat a kebab sober.

  What is the most fun thing you've done?

  I’ve been snorkelling in a glacial lake in Iceland, where you could see the cracks between the tectonic plates of the Earth’s crust!

  Tell us a joke.

  What’s green, has four legs and if it fell on top of you would kill you? A snooker table.