{"id":10260,"date":"2021-03-15T12:08:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T12:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coolled.com\/?p=10260"},"modified":"2021-05-17T14:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T14:25:40","slug":"smashingstereotypes-for-british-science-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coolled.com\/news\/smashingstereotypes-for-british-science-week\/","title":{"rendered":"#SmashingStereotypes for British Science Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishscienceweek.org\/\">British Science Week<\/a>, where we would ordinarily be out and about visiting local schools and getting involved in face-to-face STEM activities.<\/p>\n<p>This year is a little different, but we still wanted to celebrate the theme of Smashing Stereotypes and celebrating diversity in the scientific careers out there. Not all scientific careers take place in a laboratory and we wanted to capture what some of our colleagues with scientific backgrounds enjoy about their careers \u2013 so we asked a few of them, and here are the answers:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What do you enjoy most about your career in science?<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><span>Dr Isy Goodhand, Technical Content Specialist<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10263&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span>\u201cI get to speak to world-leading experts and learn about all sorts of topics as diverse as optical engineering, neuroscience &amp; lab sustainability\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Patrick De Guelle, Field Sales Manager &#8211; Western USA, South America &amp; Canada<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10262&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span>\u201cI enjoy helping scientists use new technology to further their research. I encounter research that seems like science fiction, but is actually happening today!\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Danielle Love, Field Sales Manager &#8211; Asia &amp; Oceania<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10264&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span>\u201cI love working with people from all over the world and seeing how the company I work for is changing the world for the better.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Brad Reynolds, Field Sales Manager &#8211;\u00a0Eastern USA<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10272&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_column_text]\u201cAfter more than three decades of selling microscopes, there is always more to learn. There is a never-ending supply of applications where I can draw on my experience to provide functional solutions for the people in the lab. There is an endless supply of dots to connect the product, people, and ideas to move science and business forward.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Jo Whetstone, Field Sales Manager &#8211; Europe, Middle East and Africa<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10271&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_column_text]\u201cI enjoy being able to contribute in some way to science research which is helping improve the quality of people\u2019s lives\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>STEM activities are an important part of our work at CoolLED, and we\u2019re looking forward to being part of the virtual Basingstoke Get Inspired event next month!<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating our diverse careers in science &amp; engineering at CoolLED!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[508,478,507],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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