Profile
Diana Samuel
My CV
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Education:
St Dunstan’s College, 1997-2004.
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Qualifications:
University of Manchester, 2005-2009. I studied Biology (Bachelor’s degree) and Biomechanics (Master’s degree).
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Work History:
I took a gap year after school and worked for the Home Office, and during my Bachelor’s I worked in restaurants and for the City Council.
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Current Job:
PhD student
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My Typical Day:
I’ll arrive at university in the morning, and make sure the frogs are ok. I’ll then split my day between carrying out experiments and analyzing the results on my computer.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I’d like to create an online resource, dedicated to introducing students to the fields of biomechanics (which is kind of the physics behind biology) and biomimetics (developing something by taking inspiration from nature), focussing mainly on frogs. The resource will be both educational (demonstrations of key principles, videos showing why frogs are a good model for making new adhesives etc) and informative (reasons to consider studying science at university, links to institutions that may be willing to invite students to do internships etc).
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Honest, competitive, quirky
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Occasionally, because I used to be really lazy about doing homework – I’d never finish it in time!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
At the minute, Lykke Li
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
A better balance in the world (greater respect for the environment, less of a rich-poor divide etc); To visit every country in the world; To be taller.
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