• Question: How did you know which part of science you wanted to work in?

    Asked by 292rdme49 to Adrian, Gaia, Jim, Scott, Vicky on 5 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Gaia Andreoletti

      Gaia Andreoletti answered on 5 Mar 2016:

      For me, it was a “step-by-step” choice by excluding the area of research that I did not like. I started with studying Biology and over my undergraduate, I had the opportunity to try different biological disciplines. From the practicals, I thought that genetics wasn’t that bad. So, I have done the BSc project in genomics, i really enjoyed it and i decided to stay in this field.

    • Photo: Adrian Buzatu

      Adrian Buzatu answered on 6 Mar 2016:

      When I started studying physics at school, I was impressed when I understood what creates day/night and seasons. It was the movement of our planet, either around its axis (day/night) or around the Sun (seasons). From then I was in love with physics. I wanted to learn more about the Universe and help discover new things. In other words, to become a researcher and teacher of physics.

    • Photo: Scott Lawrie

      Scott Lawrie answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      I always loved physics most over chemistry or biology. I like that there’s a known process to things, rather than arbitrarily cutting up bits of liver! Physics has magnets, electricity, heat, cold, space, stars… all kinds of interesting things!

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