Profile – Environment Zone

Education:

Primary school St. Josephs Primary School, Secondary school Finchley Catholic High School, I stayed at Finchley Catholic for my sixth form, I then went to University College London to study Biotechnology at undergraduate. I stayed at UCL another year to do a Masters. I’m now at Edinburgh doing my PhD!
Qualifications:

5 A*’s, 7A’s, 1B. My worst grade was in product design – although I didn’t do my best, I really enjoyed it and don’t regret it. At A-Level I studied Maths (A*), Biology (A), Chemistry (A) and Physics (B). In Biotechnology I got a 2:1. During my masters I got a Distinction.
Work History:

I’ve always been in school but have done jobs whilst studying. I’ve been a tutor for sciences, I taught Italian at university and had a one week experience working with scientists during my A-Levels.
Current Job:

PhD Researcher.

About Me:

I’m a passionate scientist in Edinburgh always up for trying out new things!
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I live in Edinburgh and was born in London. I cook the best vegetarian carbonara and chicken burger. I love rock climbing, playing video games and reading dystopian novels – I’ll take your recommendations for books!
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What should you do with your batteries when they die? You should recycle them at the shops. Most big supermarkets have a recycling box for batteries to be put in. This is so that the metals inside them can be used again. If the battery breaks down, it will leak toxic metals into the environment. These metals can be dangerous to wildlife so to avoid harming any plants and animals it’s important we recycle our batteries.

Bacteria are tiny organisms which can only be seen under a microscope. Some bacteria have the power to resist toxic metals. They absorb the metals like a sponge and take them out of the ground or the water.

I work with these special bacteria. I use them to absorb the metals found in batteries
My Typical Day:

I let the sunlight wake me up in the morning! I’ll watch a bit of TV whilst having my breakfast and off to work I go. I plan out my experiments on the computer and then off I go. I’ll spend most of the day taking measurements and observing my bacteria growing.

Giovanni Maddalena