• Question: what do you find the most enjoyable thing about being a scientist?

    Asked by knit132tap on 17 Nov 2020. This question was also asked by SiennaA, five132tap, jessica.
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      Harriet Gamble answered on 17 Nov 2020:

      I am not so much a scientist, definitely more an engineer, but I really enjoy getting to design things which go into space and bring back so much information which can help lots of people. Knowing the satellites I have helped build can teach us more about polar ice caps, the weather, the health of our rainforests, or predict earthquakes and volcanoes is a really great feeling. Also, I get to work with some really interesting people while we are designing and building the satellites and I am always learning new things at work, makes sure it always stays interesting.

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      Zaria Serfontein answered on 18 Nov 2020:

      I like that every day is different. Each project I work on has the same fundamentals (designing, building and testing something to solve a problem), but has different challenges. I never feel bored with my work since it constantly changes. Science moves so quickly now too that you never stop learning new things. It’s exciting to work on brand new, never been done before, projects!

    • Photo: Marina Ruiz Sanchez-Oro

      Marina Ruiz Sanchez-Oro answered on 20 Nov 2020:

      I really enjoy solving interesting problems! I like figuring out how things work around us, I think that’s the most exciting bit. It’s also a lot of fun when you get to work with other people who work on similar things, team work really does work and makes things faster and more interesting. Now with covid we dont get much of these, but I also get to go to different place to present my work to other people, which is also cool!

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      Abbie Hutty answered on 23 Nov 2020:

      I love the idea that something I’ve helped design is going to another planet, where humans have never been. It’ll leave tracks in the soil where no human foot has stepped, and send back pictures that no human eye has seen. I find that really inspirational.

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