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| Phillipa Almond |
University & Course: University of Southampton MPhys Physics with Astronomy
Department you're working in: H3AT
Where are you based? Didcot
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Contributing towards fusion research and getting to know the other grads.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Rock Climbing, playing the piano and going out for a few cocktails!
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Finland because who wouldn’t love husky rides and snowmobiling in a winter wonderland ☃❅
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Time travel so I can see if fusion really is 30 years away
Who inspires you? Jocelyn Bell Burnell
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Seeing the Northern Lights
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| Jordan d'Arras |
Name: Jordan d’Arras
University & Course: Materials Engineering @ Sheffield Hallam University
Department you're working in: Manufacturing Technology and Equipment Qualification (MTEQ), in the Fusion Technology Department
Where are you based? Sheffield/Rotherham
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: I’m looking forward to working in an organisation that’s striving for limitless clean energy. It’s nice to know that I’m doing good for the planet, and all the cutting edge tech and science is just really cool to be around on a daily basis.
What do you like to do in your spare time? If I’m being active, I enjoy Rock Climbing (leading>bouldering), football (Sheffield United) and hiking! And if I’m being lazy, I enjoy Sci-Fi movies and books, and watching UK comedies.
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Rio De Janeiro during Carnival! The vibes were immaculate!
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Billions of pounds and a crippling fear of bats?
Who inspires you? My mates. They’re a fun, smart and diverse bunch and they make me a better person for it!
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Possibly getting ‘off planet’ and seeing earth from above when Bezos, Musk, Branson and Co. get the cost down! But more realistically would be to see the northern lights.
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| Ian Chiang |
Name: Ian Chiang
University & Course: Engineering Design Meng at the University of Bristol
Department you're working in: RACE
Where are you based? Didcot (statistically the “most normal town in England” according to Google)
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Designing some neat robot parts, and perhaps getting superpowers from licking JET
What do you like to do in your spare time? A mix of cooking, listening to music, reading, and falling through Google rabbit holes.
What is your favourite place you've been and why? The beaches of Fiji on Christmas Day – I much preferred the warm sands to a cold, wet train platform
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Telekinesis – It would certainly make Remote Handling a lot easier.
Who inspires you? Some really cool friends of mine who are quietly awesome
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? See the Aurora Borealis (one that’s not localised entirely within my kitchen)
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| Will Cleaver |
Name: Will Cleaver
University & Course: Southampton University - Meng Mechanical Engineering
Department you're working in: RACE
Where are you based? Witney
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Trying out different areas of work and figuring out what to specialise in
What do you like to do in your spare time? Motorbike trips, metalwork, woodwork, gym
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Thailand because of the amazing snorkelling and street food
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Teleportation – Go on all the holidays
Who inspires you? Richard Browning – made a functional jet pack
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Dive the Great Barrier Reef
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| Rupert Eadley |
Name: Rupert Eardley
University & Course: University of Bath, MPhys Physics
Department you're working in: Advanced Computing
Where are you based? Abingdon
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Learning lots, developing new skills, and working on a really exciting project
What do you like to do in your spare time? Archery, Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA/swordfighting), tabletop gaming
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Northumberland… the countryside is great, and there are lots of castles to visit!
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? The power to summon any food at any time… I like cooking, but sometimes it’s just too much effort when I’m hungry!
Who inspires you? Emperor Palpatine… if it was that easy to create electricity, our jobs would be a lot easier
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Make a bucket list…
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| Bill Ellis |
University & Course: University of Southampton, Mechanical Engineering
Who inspires you?: Phil Dunphy, Dashiell Robert Parr and MFDOOM.
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| Samuel Gibbs |
University & Course: Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering at the University of Sheffield
Department you're working in: RACE - Cybernetics
Where are you based? Didcot
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Using cool tech and meeting interesting people.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Playing instruments, climbing, gaming, films.
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Jasper in Canada – Really beautiful and lots of wildlife.
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Teleport so I could see family and friends whenever I want. I could also wake up later!
Who inspires you? My parents 😊
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Go to Asia and eat delicious food!
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| Chris Gotts |
Name: Chris Gotts
University & Course: University of Southampton, MEng Mechanical Engineering
Department you're working in: RACE
Where are you based? Cowley
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Working with committed people who are experts in their fields to design solutions to complex problems and take my engineering skills to the next level.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Football mainly, have been involved in backstage theatre work and hoping to do more sport in Oxford.
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Iceland – beautiful country, exciting geography and so different to anywhere else in the world.
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Flying – not really got a plan for what to do with it, just seems fun and convenient!
Who inspires you? People around me creating cool things.
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Jet skiing
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| James Hodson |
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Going to space and floating about
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| Jamie Hughes |
Name: Jamie Hughes
University & Course: Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Southampton
Department you're working in: RACE – ITER
Where are you based? Didcot
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Getting the opportunity to work in multiple different departments, getting experience in all the areas of robotics and networking with everyone here.
What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to work on my own IoT/Robotic projects. Robots, 3d printing stuff, circuit/electronics, anything that interests me I’ll try and build it (if I can afford to T-T).
What is your favourite place you've been and why? I used to live in Canada and while I was there enjoyed exploring the country, especially the Rocky Mountains. They had a lot of hiking trails ending in natural springs or glaciers.
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Either the ability to teleport or control time, that way I would never be late, and travel would be a breeze.
Who inspires you? My family who has supported me, and an ambiguous amount of spite to those who said I couldn’t make it.
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? I really want to have a go a driving/playing with the Spot robot from Boston dynamics.
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| Christos Kalantaridis |
Name: Christos Kalantaridis
University & Course: Cranfield University - MSc Logistics & Supply Chain Management + University of Thessaly - Meng Mechanical Engineering
Department you're working in: Procurement
Where are you based? Reading
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Meeting new interesting people and have great conversations
What do you like to do in your spare time? Hiking and reading books
What is your favourite place you've been and why? The Greek island of Syros. It’s just breath-taking
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Reading people’s minds. It helps a lot when negotiating contracts.
Who inspires you? My dad
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Feta cheese
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| Crystal Leong |
Name: Crystal Leong
University & Course: Oxford Brookes University - Computing for Robotic Systems
Department you're working in: RACE
Where are you based? Oxford
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Learning new things and meeting new people
What do you like to do in your spare time? Rewatching HIMYM on Netflix among other series, playing games, bouldering and socialising
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Singapore, I have a lot of family there and I love the food
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Flying - quick and fun transport
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| Raphael Sikorski |
Name: Raphael Sikorski
University & Course: University of Southampton - BSc Physics, University of Surrey - MSc Space Engineering
Department you're working in: RACE, seconded to STEP
Where are you based? Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Working in multiple departments to round out my skills and make a meaningful contribution to fusion research.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Gaming, reading sci-fi novels and coming up with ever stranger ideas related to space and fusion.
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Aside from Culham (because of course)? Probably the school trip to CERN in Geneva because it was my first time seeing high energy research up close.
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Faster-than-light travel, I’d explore the universe and maybe meet some intelligent aliens.
Who inspires you? Maria Skłodowska Curie
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Go to space.
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| Tom Smith |
University & Course: Nottingham Trent: Business Management and Economics, Lancaster University: Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Department you're working in: Supply Chain and Procurement
Where are you based?: Oxford
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Meeting and speaking with the new graduates and training up my professional qualifications
What do you like to do in your spare time?: I enjoy playing golf and cricket with my friends and watching football and F1.
What is your favourite place you've been and why?: Italy for the amazing food!
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it?: The power of speed so I can stop procrastinating as much and be more efficient!
Who inspires you?: Shane Warne, Barack Obama
What is the #1 item on your bucket list?: Travel Europe, something I haven’t done enough of yet!
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| Michal Stepkiewicz |
University & Course: The University of Sheffield, MEng Mechanical Engineering
Department you're working in: RACE
Where are you based? Oxford
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Meeting people, learning, making friends and making things work!
What do you like to do in your spare time? Reading books, hiking, playing games and playing harmonica (badly)
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Hel, Poland. Very quaint seaside town on a peninsula with lovely beaches and coniferous
forests. Weirdly, someone decided to name it “Hel(l)”.
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Unoriginal, but teleportation. I could travel
a lot and the morning commute (or rather the lack of it) would be ten times better.
Who inspires you? My grandfather
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Road trip through America.
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| James Sweeney |
Name: James Sweeney
University & Course: University of Leeds & Mechanical Engineering
Department you're working in: RACE
Where are you based? Abingdon
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Meeting new people and learning from everyone’s expertise in the field of nuclear fusion.
What do you like to do in your spare time? In the winter I follow my endlessly frustrating football club, Arsenal. In the summer I enjoy playing cricket and so am hoping to find a new team in the area to continue this. I’m also a fan of pub quizzing, particularly for the former bit!
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Dubrovnik, Croatia & Everything about it!
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? Time travel and all sorts!
Who inspires you? Bukayo Saka
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Successfully getting through my first few weeks at the UKAEA!
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| Shan Tan-Ya |
Name: Shan Tan-Ya
University & Course: Cambridge, Engineering
Department you're working in: Central Engineering, Engineering Analysis
Where are you based? D3
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Meeting people who care about the planet and also like technologyWhat do you like to do in your spare time? Reading Science Fiction, playing piano, overanalysing films
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Iceland – we stayed overnight in a single house surrounded only by mountains, and I’d never stayed anywhere so quiet.
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? I would pick the power to stop arguments by making people temporarily telepathic so they understand one another’s points of view (and then turn it off before that starts another argument)
Who inspires you? My friends, who often manage to surprise me in a good way
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? I think it would be quite cool to one day visit an offshore wind farm, though I might change my mind if it gets very cold and wet.
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| Ali Wilson |
Name: Ali Wilson
University & Course: Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the University of Strathclyde (in Glasgow)
Department you're working in: RACE
Where are you based? Electrical department of ESS
What are you looking forward to on the Grad Scheme: Finally putting my degree to good use and helping to solve some real problems
What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to play guitar and the drums, go on adventures with people, go surfing when it’s not too cold, drink alcohol
What is your favourite place you've been and why? Edinburgh, my home city
If you could have any superpower, what would you pick and what would you do with it? The ability to fly so I can frighten pilots and people who clean skyscrapers
Who inspires you? Muhammad Ali
What is the #1 item on your bucket list? Travel to every continent and as many countries as I can manage
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