• Question: How many experiments do you do a week?

    Asked by laurabrend to Callum, Gina, Katie, Michelle, Sam on 16 Nov 2012.
    • Photo: Sam Godfrey

      Sam Godfrey answered on 16 Nov 2012:

      Depends on the week. This week I’ve done two long ones. Sometimes an experiment can take a month or two from start to finish and have lots of different parts, other experiments are really quick and can be done in a couple of hours.

    • Photo: Michelle Linterman

      Michelle Linterman answered on 16 Nov 2012:

      hi Laura,

      I normally do one experiment each day when I’m in the lab. Some days I also give lectures and go to conferences.

      Michelle

    • Photo: Katie Howe

      Katie Howe answered on 16 Nov 2012:

      Hi Laura!

      Usually I do about three experiments a week. Each of them takes several days so I usually have several experiments going at once. I have to keep good notes so I remember what to do for each one!

    • Photo: Callum Johnston

      Callum Johnston answered on 16 Nov 2012:

      Hey Laura,

      I’m similar to the rest of the guys, normally I do about 3 or 5 little experiments each week but this week I’m not doing any because I am mostly writing up all the results of the experiments I’ve been doing. This is an important part of being a scientist too and it always takes much longer than than you think it will to interpret the results and make your graphs look all nice!

    • Photo: Gina Tse

      Gina Tse answered on 16 Nov 2012:

      Hi Laura,

      Just like the other scientists it depends on the week and what type of experiment I need to do.
      This week I didn’t do many experiments, this is because I have to prepare to lecture for my department and teach a practical class.
      Sometimes I can run lots of experiments when its something I am used to doing, if it is a new experiment I usually like to focus just on that one.

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