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Shini Somarathne completed a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering in 1999. She then immediately continued to study at Brunel University to complete an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) by December 2004. Shini has always been involved in very diverse and often contradictory pursuits including fashion modelling and ballet, but has always had a natural curiosity for science. During her doctorate she realised that she enjoyed the lecturing and public speaking at academic conferences the most and decided to pursue a career in science communication after qualifying. Since then she has spent 6 months visiting schools explaining maths and history. In the past year, Shini has also worked for various independent science-orientated TV production companies, including Fulcrum TV, Oxford Scientific Films and Windfall Digital.
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