Bonnie has loved science and maths for as long as she can remember. Growing up, she was inspired by famous scientists like Albert Einstein and Marie Curie - but also by her own uncle, who has a PhD in Computer Science and showed her what a career in STEM could really look like.
Bonnie followed that curiosity all the way to a PhD in Nanoscience, where she studied incredibly tiny materials - so small they’re measured in billionths of a metre! During her research, she was selected as one of only 15 researchers in the whole of the UK to attend a special meeting with Nobel Prize winners, and she travelled to Japan to work with scientists at a top university there.
“STEM is for everyone - whether your interests lie in laboratories, fashion, sustainability, or anything in between.”
After finishing her PhD, Bonnie did something brave: instead of staying in a research lab, she moved into a completely different kind of role, using her science skills to help explain complicated ideas to other people. Now she works as a digital consultant, helping the construction industry use new technology like artificial intelligence to solve big problems.
Bonnie says one of her biggest lessons is that STEM skills can take you almost anywhere. The same thinking that helps you solve a science experiment can help you explain ideas to a room full of business leaders, work in a team, or come up with brand-new solutions nobody has thought of before.