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Jonathan Shaw

    • About Me:

      I am a full time Scientist living in London – doing research and development on technologies that help clean the air we breathe! I love music such as Jazz, enjoy gaming, chess and football. 🎶🕹️⚽️

    • My Work:

      I work as a Product development chemist where I research and design new technologies for petrol cars. This technology’s main task is to turn the harmful gases that come out of cars and turn them into clean/good gases that don’t harm us through chemical reactions.

    • My Typical Day:

      Usually miss breakfast. Get on a train from London to Cambridgeshire. Log onto laptop, read emails, try reply to all emails, fail to finish. Go into the lab and work on many projects/experiments. Go and get a free hot lunch with my colleagues. Come back to desk – review data, join meetings with colleagues across the world (i.e Japan), write up findings to share with team.

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    • Education:

      University of Leicester

      The Palmer Catholic Academy (Secondary school and Sixth Form)

       

    • Qualifications:

      11 GCSEs (including Triple Science, English, Maths, Statistics)
      (Other GCSEs: English Literature, Geography, Music, Religious Studies, Health and Social Care)

      AS Levels: Physics

      A Levels: Biology, Chemistry, Maths

      BSc Chemistry (First-Class Honours)

    • Work History:

      Before University

      1. Nursery Assistant (2 weeks work experience)
      2. Team member at Science Exhibition Centre (Summer Job)
      3. Genomics Research Assistant Intern (Summer Job)

      At University

      1. Student Ambassador at University
      2. Sales Advisor at River Island (Summer Job)

      After University

      1. Product Development Chemist

    • Current Job:

      I work as a Product development chemist where I research and design new technologies for petrol cars. This technology’s main function is to turn the harmful gases that come out of cars and turn them into clean/good gases that don’t harm us.

    • My Interview

      • What did you want to be after you left school?

        Honestly I had no idea! Everything from Astronaut to Lawyer

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        Blasphemy...never 👀

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        Jazz artist (if I had better skills) or Football Analyst

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Currently... Loyle Carner

        What's your favourite food?

        Turkish Mangal

        Tell us a joke.

        Why do people make bad chemistry jokes? - " Because all the good ones Argon."