• Question: How old were you when you decided to become a scientist?

    Asked by TJeromson to Eleni, Hannah, Jenny, Oli, Steven on 9 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Hannah Bolt

      Hannah Bolt answered on 9 Nov 2016:

      Hi TJeromson,

      I don’t think there was a particular age that I decided to be a scientist. I had always enjoyed science at school, mostly because of the practical lessons and doing experiments. As I went through school I just picked classes that I enjoyed doing the most, which happened to be science subjects. I think when I realised I wanted to be a scientist for my job was at University studying Chemsitry. I really liked the challenge of investigating problems – finding out something that no one else has ever seen before is really exciting!

      Hannah

    • Photo: Steven Street

      Steven Street answered on 9 Nov 2016:

      Hi TJeromson,

      Yeah I’m basically the same as Hannah! I’ve always been interested in it, and just chose the subjects that I enjoy and interested me most. This led me to doing a degree in chemistry, and it was only after speaking to my personal tutor and doing some real research that I decided to continue with it after i graduated!

      Steve

    • Photo: Eleni Vikeli

      Eleni Vikeli answered on 15 Nov 2016:

      Hi,

      To be totally honest I liked science but since I was little I was drawn to arts in general. When I turned 17 though, and after having some personality exams, I realised that science is pretty exciting and you actually make a difference with your work!

      Do you want to become a scientist?

      Eleni

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