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Why did you become a scientist?Do you enjoy your job?     

 

 

Raymond Sanchez       

Hello Raymond I am a bit more of an engineer than a scientist, but I chose my profession because it kept my attention and I had a desire to understand how things work. That desire keeps me going now. There are days where my job can be frustrating but I still enjoy it greatly. Dawn

Hi Raymond,

I became a scientist because I think the way that math can be used to describe our world is amazing and I wanted to study that more.  I am also fascinated by figuring out how things work and why our world is the way it is.  These are the main reasons I became a scientist.

I really enjoyed doing science in graduate school (six years after college).  But when I got a job doing science, even though I enjoyed the science part, I did not really feel satisfied by the interaction with other scientists around me.  I found more enjoyment from working with teachers and other educators to share the joys of science and so I transferred to a job where I only do a little bit of research with some scientists who like to collaborate, and the rest of the time I spend working with teachers, students, and the public, including working on web pages.  I like this arrangement very much. I like both that I can still do some science but I also get to work with people more.

Laura

I like finding out how the material universe works. Science is the only reliable tool we have to describe how the universe works.