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Rebecca Wong

My CV

  • Education:

    Thornden School (GCSEs)
    Peter Symonds College (A Levels)
    Imperial College London (undergraduate degree)

  • Qualifications:

    12 GCSEs (including triple science)
    5 A Levels (Physics, Maths, Music, Music Tech, General Studies)
    MSci Physics

  • Work History:

    I’ve been in the same job since uni (see current job)

  • Current Job:

    Safety Case Consultant

    • About Me:

      I am a physicist who likes music, travelling and eating tasty tasty food!

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      I grew up in Hampshire, went to uni in London and now live by the River Thames in Reading.

      I can play the piano, clarinet, bass guitar, ukulele and Chinese lute but I must admit I’m pretty rusty!

      I have friends and family across the world who I like to visit, but too of my bucket list is New Zealand. One day hopefully!

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      I have worked for a few different organisations in the UK nuclear industry, looking at nuclear waste storage and how to run a fusion reactor. I work out thed radioactive doses that people could get, but also the other hazards at these facilities including electrical, fire and chemotoxic.

    • My Typical Day:

      I drive to the office at the fusion reactor near Culham where I meet with scientists and engineers.

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      Honestly, I haven’t entirely worked that out but I would like it to go towards Didcot Girls’ School (Science Department), who I have been visiting for the past 6 years to run sessions on radioactivity, or Science Oxford who help facilitate STEM outreach in my local region.

    • The most exciting thing that's happened this year in my research area:

      It hasn’t happened yet, but we are supposed to start a new experimental campaign at the Joint European Torus (JET) which will provide invaluable data for the journey towards commercial fusion power.

    • My latest work:

      I am working on the JET safety case for operating with tritium. Tritium is a tricky material to manage because it is very mobile and is rather dosey!

    • My favourite misconception about my area of science:

      That my job is the same as Homer Simpson’s