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NPL assistant scientist and former apprentice, Saskia Burke, has won the Institute of Physics technical skills award, which recognises the significant contributions that technicians and apprentices make to physics. The technical skills award is unique in the UK and Ireland and also recognises employers that demonstrate their commitment and contribution to scientific and engineering apprenticeship schemes.
Saskia’s continually demonstrates excellence in metrology, from underpinning radiopharmaceutical delivery, to winning funding to run her own research into the half-life of Silicon-32 by mass spectrometry which will be used to improving climate change modelling.
The Institute of Physics is a UK-based professional body and learned society for physics that works to advance physics education, research and application. Moreover, it is committed to working with ‘physics-based’ businesses, and companies that apply and employ physics and physicists.
Saskia Burke, assistant scientist, said: “I’m honoured and proud to have received the IoP apprentice award. I feel incredibly lucky to represent some brilliant work with great teams who have supported me throughout my apprenticeship journey. A massive thank you to the Institute of Physics, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and NPL’s Training Delivery team. I look forward to seeing what my future in science holds, and my apprenticeship will always be the bedrock of that career.”
Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Institute of Physics President, said: “On behalf of the Institute of Physics, I want to congratulate all of this year’s award winners. Each one has made a significant and positive impact in their profession, whether as a researcher, teacher, industrialist, technician or apprentice and I hope they are incredibly proud of their achievements. There is so much focus today on the opportunities generated by a career in physics and the potential our science has to transform our society and economy and I hope the stories of our winners will help to inspire future generations of scientists.”
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17 Oct 2023