Profile
Lisa Simmons
My CV
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Education:
University of Salford (2002 – 2011) Mphys & PhD
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Qualifications:
Mphys and Phd Physics
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Work History:
Research Assistant (Leeds Dental Institute), Post-doctoral research fellow (Queen Mary, University of London), Scientific officer (University of Salford), Lecturer (Manchester Metropolitan University)
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Current Job:
Programme leader and lecturer in Applied Physics
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I work on various different projects but all are about the development of materials. My last project was looking at really old tooth samples from an archaeological dig, to try and understand how the structure of our teeth changes as we grow up.
I have looked at liquid metals, trying to change their properties for different needs, I am currently looking at some that can be used as bone replacements.
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My Typical Day:
A mixture of teaching, being in the lab, and drinking lots of coffee
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At the moment I spend a lot of my time teaching students -which I love. I try to teach most of my lessons in a lab, so the studetns can learn through doing experiments, or building their own bits of kit.
When not teaching I like to be in the lab working with the researchers we have here. I’m very lucky to work at MMU because I have access to some great equipment, I can just book time on the microscopes, x-ray diffraction machines, and spenas much time as I want collecting data.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Help my new Science Ambassador Team get started with designing lots of activities to take out to schools
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
gaming fanatic physicist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
only a bit ;)
Who is your favourite singer or band?
tough question, it changes a lot atm Royal Blood
What's your favourite food?
Mexican
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
See the Northern Lights, visit Yellowstone, and learn how to fly
Tell us a joke.
Heisenberg is out for a drive when he’s stopped by a traffic cop. The cop says ‘Do you know how fast you were going?’ Heisenberg says ‘No, but I know where I am.
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