• Question: Do you see yourself working as a scientist for a longer period of time, if so what projects are you interested in doing and researching?

    Asked by Andra-Carmina to Pierre, Lisa, Kate, Jos, Joe on 7 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by rob granger.
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      Lisa Simmons answered on 7 Nov 2014:

      I hope to be a scientist for the rest of my working life. Currently I’m really interested in developing my work on biomedical implants, and I’ve started working with some microbiologists on looking at whether we can grow synthetic teeth are as strong and durable as our natural ones.

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      Kate Dobson answered on 8 Nov 2014:

      I have been working reserach since 2001 (if you count my time at the volcano observatory in Hawaii and doing my PhD), but am still really excited by what I do. What I do is always changing, as we answer each question (usually by finding five more we didn’t know existed) and I would love to continue doing it. I would also like to be teaching geology to you lot when you get to University….. however, like with many other areas, there are lots of people and not many jobs, so I have to work very hard at being as good as I possibly can be, and to try and get a position as a Lecturer at a University.

      I would like to keep working on volcanic behaviour, focussing on and developing the experimental work I am just beginning. I have a list of experiments as long as my arm so I have plenty to keep be going. I am also keen to get other people working in geology, environmental science and engineering using similar 4D x-ray imaging methods. I am working with people looking at meteorites, fracking, oil & gas, soil stability during ice melting, cement stability, building stone preservation and many other things as well. All of these projects are finding new and exciting things that we didn’t know or had only guessed at before – so who knows what the future will bring – I know I don’t!

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