• Question: How long have you been a scientist and did you want to be a scientist when you were younger

    Asked by gasmonkey17 to Laura, Hannah, Christian, Angus, Simon on 14 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by chelsielilly123, biskinkiki1234, dandav, 1luckyfriend, joshiboy47, randy0marsh, yolo20000, 12mackayemi, caitlin044, 12brainhol, 12saxtonlea, 0minky0monkey0, harrystyles26, hbomb, acstypayhorlikson, hewlett13.
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      Simon Holyoake answered on 14 Jun 2013:

      I have been working in science since 2007 when I joined the British Geological Survey, and yes, when I was back at school I knew I wanted to work in a scientific discipline, I loved doing experiments and looking at the data, as well as learning about all the fantastic things we have today which are the product of scientific enquiry!

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      Christian Maerz answered on 14 Jun 2013:

      I guess I have been a scientist for around 10 years now – and I guess I always wanted to be one, so I am still very happy it worked out 🙂

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      Angus Ferraro answered on 17 Jun 2013:

      I have been a scientist properly (as in I get given money for it!) for 3 years. But I think you become a scientist whenever you decide you are interested in investigating things like a scientist. I wanted to learn about the natural world when I was very young, so perhaps you could say I was a scientist even then.

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      Hannah Bentham answered on 17 Jun 2013:

      I started my degree in 2007 and got a job in science in 2009.

      But I would say I have always been a scientist. Always liked science at school. Always liked experimenting. Always loved baking, which is a great use of science!

      But I guess I became a proper scientist when starting my PhD in 2009. That’s where the fun started 🙂

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      Laura Roberts Artal answered on 17 Jun 2013:

      I’ve been a scientist for about 3 and a half years now, since I started my PhD.
      I wasn’t always sure I wanted to be a scientist, I just knew I wanted to work with rocks.
      I made the decision to be a scientist whilst studying at university and I understood what being a scientist involved. I did a 1 year research masters (were I did my own research project) to get a really good idea about what I would have to do if I became a scientist.

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