Profile
Jasmine Bone
My CV
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Education:
I went to Penair School in Cornwall until I was 16 where I did my GCSEs.
I then moved to Truro College to do my A Levels.
After this I went to the University of Bath to study Chemistry.
To do my Engineering Doctorate I went to the University of Surrey and had a company (the National Physical Laboratory) sponsor me where I also worked on my research project
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Qualifications:
GCSEs: Maths, English, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, French, DT Textiles
A Levels: Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology
Undergraduate degree in Chemistry
Postgraduate Doctorate in Engineering
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Work History:
My first job when I was 17 was in the shop Mountain Warehouse so I could save for driving lessons!
After this I worked for an events company waitressing and cleaning to save money for university.
During my summer break at uni I worked in a minerals processing lab at Wardell Armstrong to practice my lab skills. This was mostly weighing samples, making up solutions and cleaning glassware
When I started my doctorate I was also working at NPL full time on my research project.
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Current Job:
Research Fellow in Materials Ageing, Performance and Lifetime Prediction
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Employer:
University of Surrey
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About Me:
I’m a Research Fellow studying the ageing and degradation of plastic materials (polymer composites). I live in Surrey with my partner and my dog. I’m a materials scientist at work and in my free time I love going running, cycling and to the beach!
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My pronouns are:
She/Her
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My Work:
I’m a research fellow at the University of Surrey, looking into the ageing and environmental degradation of polymer composite materials. (These are used all sorts from structures like ships, turbine blades, in spacecraft, to use in pipes and gas storage containers).
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My work is looking at how plastic materials in large structures like ships or wind turbine blades are affected by the environment. This includes how they are affected by temperature, water, or pressure. Once we’ve collected this information we’re trying to understand how long these materials will last in different applications.
For example some of the tests I do in the lab expose materials to different test conditions (like in water, at high temperature or I put them under mechanical load). To understand how this affects the materials I measure the changes in properties using different techniques like spectroscopy, mechanical testing or thermal analysis, as well as microscopy.
This all means my days are quite varied, from planning out research projects, to writing proposals and reports, analysing data, to doing experiments in the lab. I sometimes get to go to events and conferences and present my work too!
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My Typical Day:
I wake up and take my dog for a walk at 730 am, then go into work. Sometimes I work from home if I have data to analyse or reports to write, other days I go into the lab to do experiments and have meetings. I’m usually finished by 5 or 530 pm.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Cornish materials scientist
What did you want to be after you left school?
I didn't know!
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really - my mum worked at my school so she'd have always found out
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Marine biologist
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Muse
What's your favourite food?
Pizza
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To live by the beach, more snacks, and I wish my experiments worked first time!
Tell us a joke.
I'd tell you a science joke... but all the good ones Argon
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