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Do you prefer teaching or being profession was being a teacher. When
a researcher? you are really enjoying it, that nervous
That’s the big question! I cannot tell what don’t disappear.
I really like the most because I do enjoy What was the turning point that
both. I like the combination of my job.
makes you a scientist?
What are the main differences My case is very funny. I remember I was
between the education in having dinner with my parents and then I
told them “I gonna study chemical
Mexico and in the UK? engineering. Don´t ask me why”. I was 14
Interesting question, I think both are really years old and my decision was the
good. I can tell you the perspective as definitely. I decided it was my thing and it
student and as a teacher. As a student I is my thing, it isn’t a turning point.
feel really proud of the education that we
receive in Mexico, we are at the level of What would you like to change?
any country, if not, the better. But of I’d like to change the perspective of
course, education in UK is on the top of people in energy and fuels. There is still a
the world. The difference is the style, UK big ignorance.
is a multicultural country that give you an I’d like to show people that the solution
interesting experience, in that sense, you isn’t kill fossil energy, no one wants to use
can learn from others cultures. Here you petroleum and everything but we need
can find people from around the country to find the way to make it efficient.
but is not international, you meet people
for all your life since professional to
personal sense. What can you say to young
scientist?
How did you feel the first time Keep on! This is like a marathon and that
that you enter to a classroom? isn’t easy. Be enthusiastic, passionate and
As a teacher, nervous. My first time, I was patient. Want to share your knowledge.
Want to not stop. The important thing as
a half-year older than the guys. Just a scientist is that you really enjoy you
imagine, it was a terrifying experience, in profession and also love it. That you are
the good way, that’s part of enjoying the willing to spend a lot of hours in the lab
experience. I spent the whole summer because if you don't like it it would be
preparing my lection like crazy, I didn't your worst nightmare. If it is really your
sleep, I was just looking for problems. I passion no one can get you out of the lab,
needed to know everything, whatever you’ll find the security people in the door
they ask me. I thought I would be petrified knocking and saying "hey! It’s too late,
if I couldn't know something. It is a day I please, we need to close” and then you’ll
will remember in my life, now I can tell say "yes, but I need to finish this". Don’t be
you that my dream come true. I didn’t frustrated at the beginning it is more
know that was my dream, but the first difficult but is better than don’t doing it.
time I give a lecture I known that my
