• Question: What is the best part of your job?

    Asked by anon-245314 to Samantha, David on 9 Mar 2020. This question was also asked by anon-245304.
    • Photo: David Sobral

      David Sobral answered on 9 Mar 2020: last edited 10 Mar 2020 10:06 am

      The “wow” moments and discovering something never seen before is incredibly cool, but for me what is even better is when you teach, mentor or help others get there and then see them becoming independent researchers who are brilliant role models.

      So the best part of my job is that we get to see further by standing on the shoulders of giants!

    • Photo: Samantha Faircloth

      Samantha Faircloth answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      I love looking at rocks and minerals (crystals) down a microscope. I use incredibly powerful microscopes that can show detail that you might only dream of. I use something call an electron microscope that actually uses electrons (found in tiny atoms) to create an image of my rock sections. The shapes and colours of the tiny minerals in the rocks look incredible when viewed with a microscope!

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