Get to know the person behind the job! Meet inspirational people working in STEM and guess who matches with each statement.
Challenge stereotypes about what skills are important in jobs in STEM, who does particular jobs, routes into careers and what jobs in STEM involve. In STEM, jobs are accessible to all! There is a job for whoever you are and they are for everyone.
Meet our STEM professionals
Alex Reed, Graduate Software Engineer, BBC
Alex helps to make the BBC’s mobile apps and websites. He will proudly talk about how his autism is his superpower across the many different projects he works on.
Ali Shahin, Laboratory technician apprentice, Imperial College London
Ali works in the bioengineering department at Imperial College London, where he helps people learn to do experiments. He will share more about his T Level route in and exciting work.
Birjan Ramadan, Safety and Reliability Engineer, Atkins Réalis
Birjan checks systems to make sure that they are safe and will work as expected. She will share more about how she decided to get into engineering, after thinking about lots of options.
Claudia Quintal, Graduate Mechanical Engineer, UKAEA
Claudia is helping to design a new type of power plant that makes energy like a star. She has won prizes for friendship and being wise and will share her passion for making the world a better place.
Daniel Pizzaro, HPC Systems Specialist - IT Support, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC)
Daniel works on supercomputers which help with calculations for AI research. He will share how he grew up in Portugal with a passion for technology and how that led him to where he is today.
Emma Maxwell, Nuclear Engineering Degree Apprentice, Rolls-Royce
Emma helps power submarines that protect our country. She will be sharing how passionate she is about her work and the impact it has, as well as her interesting route into it.
Kirsten Bottom, Orthopaedic Development Engineer, Johnson and Johnson MedTech
Kirsten is a bioengineer and helps create parts, like hip implants and tools, to help people walk better after surgery. She will share more about the skills she uses in her job and where she gained them.
Madhurima (Maddy) Das, Management Consultant, AtkinsRéalis
Maddy makes sure teams working on solving problems communicate well and reach their goals. She will share more about the range of exciting jobs and projects she has worked on.
Niamh Holland, Graduate Research Scientist, UKAEA
Niamh researches the fuel we use for fusion energy to help make a potential low carbon energy source for the future. She will share about the link between baking and her role and what helped her to choose her role.
Olivia Beardmore, Engineering Apprentice, Rolls-Royce
Olivia helps to design and make parts for submarines. She will share how her love for problem solving led her to engineering and about her role as an apprentice.
Rayhaan Rafiq, NPD Test engineer - Degree Apprentice, Johnson and Johnson MedTech
Rayhaan helps research and develop prosthetics in the body, such as knee implants. He will share more about his route into STEM and the importance of passion and skills in getting there.
Rhiannon Jones, Apprentice Electrical Engineer, UKAEA
Rhiannon designs and build electrical and electronic circuits to work with robots. She will share more about her interesting job and the benefits of a degree apprenticeship.