Profile
Sarwat Iqbal
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My CV
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Education:
Cardiff University
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Qualifications:
PhD
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Work History:
Post doc in Cardiff University, Project leader at Avantium technologies Netherlands, Research Associate in Cardiff University.
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Current Job:
Research Associate
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I am PhD in chemistry, based in Cardiff. I have worked in industry for 2 years after the completion of my PhD, which was a great experience. In my current job I am working on biorenewables, specifically petroleum replacement molecules. My work involves a choice of cheap and clean feedstock (e.g., crops, left over parts of trees and plants), which can further be converted by catalysis magic into useful molecules. And these molecules could replace the prtroleum products we have at present. This will help in getting a clean and environmental friendly atmospher 🙂
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My Typical Day:
I spend most of my time in laboratory where I investigate chemical processes
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My typical day starts around 08:00 in office with a cup of tea. I go through my emails. Then I get in lab around 10:00, where I do experiments or collect data from previous day. I have a team of students who are working through their PhDs and Masters so after my lunch I stop by them to see if they need any help with analysis of their data. Normally they have alot of new ideas which we discuss together and I help them in setting new experiments. I mostly have my own experiments running at same time, but if I am getting into a meeting I would ask them to look after my experiments as well. This way by the end of day we have data from all reactions and we discuss them in detail in our weekly meetings. I finish my day by 06:00PM.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would like to arrange a science exhibition for school students
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Patient, Humble, Friendly
Were you ever in trouble at school?
No
What's your favourite food?
Fish
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
getting famous, earning a lot of money, buying a Villa
Tell us a joke.
Two men are in a boat which is sinking. One asks the other how far is land, he replies 10 feet. The first guy jumps in water and asks loudly which way? The replier says down down downwards….
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