• Question: when did you know you wanted to become a scientist?

    Asked by charlotteelvy to Charlotte, Catherine, Colin, Becki, Rick on 19 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by cowsgomoo22, beccasmiley123, hollierose, datbagofswags, smiltesmoosh.
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      Charlotte Dalton answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      I was about 11 or 12 I think but it is hard to remember exactly when! we had to write about what career we wanted in year 9 at school and I said I wanted to be a chemist so it was definately before then

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      Rebecca Scott answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      when I was about 25. I got really frustrated because I had to send my objects to someone else so that they could tell me what they were and what they were made from and how old they were etc. I wanted to be able to do that myself, so I went back to uni and retrained.

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      Colin Swift answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      Probably seriously from the age oft about 21 – I was offered the opportunity to do a PhD in Laser physics – it sounded interesting, and it was. Set me along the scientific career path.

    • Photo: Catherine Fontinelle

      Catherine Fontinelle answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      Halfway thro my degree I finally knew the job I wanted to do….and I’m still doing it

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