• Question: in your interview you each describe yourself in 3 words, can you choose an element to describe yourself? which ONE would it be and why?

    Asked by anon-227010 to William, Thibaut "Tibo", Harry, Georgia, Emily, Aimee on 10 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Emily Sparkes

      Emily Sparkes answered on 10 Nov 2019:

      I would choose copper- firstly because it’s the same colour as my hair. It’s also malleable and ductile, meaning it can be bent and moulded without losing its strength; I’ve been through a lot of stress during my PhD but it’s not broken me yet! As well as this, it’s a conductive metal. I have a lot of ideas about a lot of things and think I’m quite conductive of creativity!

    • Photo: Georgia Orton

      Georgia Orton answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      I love this question! I think I would choose lithium (even though Iron is my favourite element). Lithium has a reputation for being very reactive because it forms a number of very useful but very reactive moleculues. I’m quite hyperactive and talk/laugh a lot so I think this element describes my personality quite well!

    • Photo: Aimee Egglestone

      Aimee Egglestone answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      Oh wow, what an awesome question!

      I think I’m going to go with Chlorine.Chlorine itself is very reactive (and can be dangerous), but in a lot of my reactions we use chlorine to facilitate a change from one chemical to another, which would otherwise be very difficult.

      I, myself, am very excitable (reactive) but I also thing I am very good at facilitating good things, both in my job and my personal life.

    • Photo: Thibaut Deviese

      Thibaut Deviese answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      Good question! I would choose Carbon. It is present in so many things around us and even in our body and in the air we breath. This is also the element I focus on for my work!
      It can link to other elements with 4 bounds. It is like us with our 2 arms and 2 legs! 😀

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