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My CV

• Education:

  I went to nursery and the first few years of primary school in Edinburgh, then changed to the local primary school when my family moved to Ayr (in the south-west of Scotland). I then did my first five years of secondary school at Belmont Academy in Ayr, and my final year at Edinburgh Academy.

• Qualifications:

  Standard Grades (Scottish equivalent of GCSEs) in English, Maths, French, German, History, Geography, Physics and Chemistry
  Highers (Scottish equivalent of AS Levels) in English, Maths, French, German, Physics and Chemistry
  A Levels in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry
  Undergraduate degree (Master of Engineering) in Materials Science
  Doctorate (PhD) in Materials Science

• Work History:

  After finishing my doctorate in 2009, I worked in physical sciences (physics/chemistry/materials science) research until 2016, generally doing a mixture of experimental work in the laboratory and computer modelling.

  From spring 2009 to the end of 2011, I worked at the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, working on a project developing and using new types of microscope for looking at very small structures
  From the beginning of 2012 to spring 2013, I worked at the National Institute for Applied Sciences at the University of Lyon in France, working on a project looking at the properties of material used for solar cells
  From summer 2013 to spring 2016, I worked in the Physics department at University College London, researching possible new materials for electronics.

  From 2016 onwards, I changed scientific fields and began working in research on infectious diseases:
  From summer 2016 to spring 2017, I worked in the Division of Infection and Immunity at University College London, using computer modelling to look at the spread of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).

• Current Job:

  From autumn 2017 to the present, I have been working in the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, using computer modelling to look at the spread of malaria by mosquitoes and the effectiveness of different methods of controlling it.