Profile
Sheona Masterton
My CV
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Education:
Manshead Upper School (1997-2002), Liverpool University (2002-2006), Leeds University (2006-2010)
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Qualifications:
PhD in Geophysics, Masters in Geology & Geophysics, A-levels
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Work History:
Getech (2011-present), Leeds University (2006-2010)
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Current Job:
Geodynamicist
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I’m a geodynamicist at a company in Leeds, and my main job is to try to understand plate tectonics.
I basically play at being a detective every day, tracking down scientific clues and piecing them all together to tell the story of how Earth came to look the way it does now. Most of my work is done in front of a computer, where I create simulations of how Earth looked hundreds of millions of years ago and how it looks today.
Part of my work involves looking at the massive forces involved in tearing continents apart and smashing them together to create things like earthquakes, volcanoes and entire mountain ranges, as well as trying to understand what’s happening deep within the earth, hundreds of kilometres beneath our feet.
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My Typical Day:
Get to work, drink tea, think, move continents around, drink more tea, eat cake, think some more, go home.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Use it to run geology and geophysics workshops in schools
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Enthusiastic, stubborn, loud.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Um…no.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Queen
What's your favourite food?
Garlic bread.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
1) See the Northern Lights, 2) Never regret a missed opportunity, 3) Get rich.
Tell us a joke.
Two chemists walk into a bar. The first says “I’ll have some H20”. The second says “I’ll have some H2O too”. The second one dies.
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