• Question: Why did u want to be a scientist x ? and howd the life x ?

    Asked by erin to Roisin, Michel, Gavin, Karen, Mark on 8 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by Imelda, 584xygg38, 444xygg38.
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      Michel Destrade answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      Wanted to understand how the world works. Then I came across physics when I was 15, which was providing lots of answers, and I went with that. Turned out there are still lots of questions left open, so doing science and try to answer some is really cool!

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      Mark Kennedy answered on 10 Nov 2016:

      I went to Kennedy Space Centre when I was 10, which got me interested in space and astronomy (seeing the space shuttle in person was amazing, and I got to meet an astronaut, whose picture I still have on my desk).

      Then, when I studied physics for the leaving cert, I really enjoyed the satisfaction of solving a difficult problem. So my physics teacher encouraged me to study physics in college. Been working on research every since!

      And the life is very good. I do a lot of traveling to work on telescopes and go to conferences, and I’ve meet some amazing people. There’s a real sense of community in astrophysics, and with all of the current research going on, it’s a very exciting time to be an astronomer.

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      Karen answered on 12 Nov 2016:

      I wanted to be a scientist because I really enjoyed biology and chemistry in secondary school. I love finding out how the body works and how we treat and cure disease and how the body responds to infection and disease (immunology). I really enjoy my job and get great sense of satisfaction out of being involved in patient care.

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      Roisin Jones answered on 13 Nov 2016:

      I’ve always been very interested in how the world works, and when I got to school, I really enjoyed learning about science, which gave me some of the answers. I kept doing science because there are always more answers to discover! I definitely enjoy what I’m doing as a scientist, the work is interesting, if occasionally frustrating, and the idea that my work might help people gives me a great sense of satisfaction.

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