Dr Rebecca Hawke: an exciting career in science

Dr Rebecca Hawke has an exciting career in science. Rebecca completed her PhD in Physics at Victoria University of Wellington, working on new materials to make solar panels more efficient. She then moved to the other side of the world to be a research assistant at the University of Oxford.

Using her knowledge from her PhD, Rebecca is investigating how to control droplets on a surface. This work could address a range of needs such as easy health diagnostic tools.

Questions:

1. Where in the world would you study science?

2. What are 5 items you can see around you that materials scientists worked on?

April 15, 2020