Profile
Jasmine Almond
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About Me:
I live in Cambridgeshire with my partner and my dog. I work as a Senior Material Scientist during the day. Outside of this, I love spending time with my dog, growing my own vegetables and snuggling up in my oodie binging netflix.
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A picture of my dog at the beach.
My dog next to some vegetable I brought back from the allotment, in this photo there are home grown, potatoes, broccoli, green beans and some crystal apple cucumbers. -
My pronouns are:
she/her
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My Work:
I am a Material Scientist, my job is to look at the materials used within printers and find out how they react to inks.
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Materials science helps teach us what things are made of and why they behave as they do. My job involves a lot of problem solving and trying to work out why things are going wrong.
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My Typical Day:
I wake up and walk the dog before heading into work for 8:30am. I carry out lots of experiments before having lunch in the cafeteria. After lunch I look at my results and having meetings to discuss them. I go home at 5pm.
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During a typical working day I normally have several different catch up meetings about ongoing projects and issues. I carry out a range of different experiments in the lab using analytical equipment to try to solve problems. I analyse my results using Microsoft excel and have to draw conclusions from my work before presenting these to my colleagues.
Some of the different machines that I get to use each day. -
What I'd do with the prize money:
I would use it to help educate students about material science.
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Education:
The Hayling College
Portsmouth CollegeNottingham Trent University
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Qualifications:
GCSEs
- Additional Science
- Hospitality and catering
- Drama
- English Literature
- English Language
- Maths
A-Levels
- Chemistry
- Psychology
- Maths
Masters in Chemistry
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Work History:
Research and Analysis Technician – Polymateria
Material Scientist – Domino Printing Sciences
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Current Job:
Senior Material Scientist – Domino Printing Sciences
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
dog-loving material scientist
What did you want to be after you left school?
I had no idea
Were you ever in trouble at school?
No, I was mostly well behaved
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
A dog trainer
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Walk the moon
What's your favourite food?
Pizza
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Live a happy healthy life
Tell us a joke.
Why did the hedgehog cross the road? To see his flat mate.
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