• Question: What type of science do you specialise in?

    Asked by anon-242656 to Zahra, Peter, Mairi, Elliott, Danica, Ane, Áine on 9 Mar 2020. This question was also asked by anon-242661.
    • Photo: Zahra Rattray

      Zahra Rattray answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      I work at the interface of a few sciences. I do some chemistry, physics and biology almost every day!

    • Photo: Elliott Reedy

      Elliott Reedy answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      I specialise in astrochemistry, it’s a mish-mash of astrophysics, nanoscience and chemistry. I mostly work in spectroscopy where we see how chemical species interact with light.

    • Photo: Danica Pinto

      Danica Pinto answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      I worked in the field of spectroscopy that involves interacting light and matter (atoms or molecules). It’s a mix of physics and chemistry.

    • Photo: Mairi

      Mairi answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      I specialise in organic chemistry – making new molecules, mostly made out of the element carbon!

    • Photo: Ane Valera

      Ane Valera answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      My every day work is a mixture of genetic engineering, microbiology and chemistry. I cut and paste DNA in bacteria, that’s the genetic engineering and I detect what my bacteria produce with chemical techniques.

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