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Marieke received a first class degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Sheffield in 2000. She then spent a year earning followed by a
year burning (following the sun around the world) as well as 6 months teaching science in Ghana, to return to Sheffield for a PhD in 2003. She is now
writing up her thesis on scintillator for a neutrino oscillation experiment. Last year she spent 6 weeks helping to repair a huge underground water neutrino detector deep in the Japanese Alps.
Marieke's hobbies are learning Japanese and sign language, singing in the University choir, meditating and, until recently, wedding planning and
making a silver wedding dress. (She is a newly wed - well since August, but that still counts as a newly wed!)
"It took me a year to pluck up enough courage to enter Nesta Famelab, and I spent the two weeks before panicking about my talks! But it was definitely worth it and the day although exhausting was so exciting and I am so thrilled to win! The judges gave me such excellent feedback and all the organisers were incredibly helpful and friendly. I can't wait for the weekend masterclass and the final!"
Click here to view Marieke's vodcast and listen to her podcast.
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