• Question: What parts of science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) are you a main part of in order to do your work?

    Asked by iqramahmood to Davie, Gemma, James P, James V, Nuala on 27 Jun 2012.
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      Nuala Carson answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      Hey iqramahmood,

      My research is mainly based on using maths and physics so things like the equations of motion, stress, strain, velocity. There is lots of other research going on in the polar regions that involves biology and chemistry too! They are all as important as each other.

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      James Verdon answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      Hi iqramahmood,
      I guess I’m closest to physics. But as you move into science, you realise there are many more subjects than biology, chemistry and physics to do. I know that they are the only ones you can do at school. But you can do all sorts of things, like:

      geology (rocks and things), meteorology (weather), neurology (brain studies), nano-science (developing really small, atomic-scale things), pharmacology (the study of drugs and medicine), materials science (the study and development of new materals – I’ve got a friend who helps develop new forms of kevlar for the army), computer science (inventing new microchips and things).

      And that’s just off the top of my head. There’s so much more out there to do in science that the physics, chemistry and biology you do in science classes in school, it’s just there isn’t the time and money to teach all of it to you.

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      James Pope answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      Hi iqramahmood,

      I’m also closest to physics, as I play around with the way physics of things like clouds are represented in my model. But chemical and biological processes are also important.

      As James V has said, there is so many more bits of science you can explore in the future, but as long as you have a good background in these core three, you can study pretty much any science!

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      Gemma Purser answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Hi iqramahmood,

      I use Chemistry alot in my work in order to work out the reactions of carbon dioixde with different minerals and rocks. It helps to know a little bit about the other subjects too because sometimes results that are gained in experiments can be influenced by physical factors or biogical factors too and so you have to remember about these when you are looking at the results.

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