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I grew up on the Wirral in the North-West.  My life outside of school consisted of rock climbing, rock climbing and more rock climbing but I was also in the cubs, scouts and venture scouts, played badminton and ran cross country for  my school and county and loved building things.

I went to university in Leicester and have lived in a lot of different places before settling in Devon.  I love it here.  It’s close to the sea and there are lots of rocks to climb.

I use physics experiments to better understand the earth’s sub-surface.  I could be using seismic waves to detect cracks in rocks, magnetometers to detect unexploded bombs or electromagnetic radiation to look for ground water.

I wake up early and log on to my computer to read some mails and prepare for the day.  then my children get up and we have breakfast together before they head out to school and my work day starts properly.  I could be travelling for meetings or visiting sites where work is being done but mostly I work from home in my little office in the garden.

At lunch time I like to go for a short walk or maybe do some chores around the house.  Anything to keep active.  Too much sitting down is not good for you. I normally finish work at around 1730 when it’s time to head in to the house for tea and homework with the kids!