Isabelle Gessey
University of Sheffield
MPhys Physics and Astrophysics

Isabelle did a Year in Industry with the STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council) where she got to work on a particle accelerator, utilising not only her particle physics knowledge but also relativity and electromagnetism.
“Every day I’m learning something new.”
Isabelle graduated from the University of Sheffield in July 2016. She now works as a Systems Engineer for MBDA where she uses her lab and computer simulation skills in the defence industry.
“Before starting my placement I was concerned that I wasn’t going to be good enough – I felt like have they really picked me, like why have they really picked me, this can’t be right, but you just have to go in with confidence.”