Rachael Wonnacott
University of York
MPhys Physics with Astrophysics

Rachael undertook an internship at the neutron-beam facility Institut Laue–Langevin in summer 2014. She wrote computer code to improve simulations of molecular dynamics.
“Don’t be scared off by a placement that’s in a topic that you’re not necessary familiar with or that isn’t exactly what you want to do…”
Rachael completed her MPhys degree in June 2016. She now works as a software developer at investment-management company Fidelity International.
“The super-computing aspect has meant I can say I’m actually quite good with computers… I’ve built a repertoire of skills mostly around computation…”