I am a postgraduate student and now an R&D scientist, focusing on optical nanostructures, coming towards the end of their PhD and now looking to apply their research experience and adaptability to industry or further research. For my current PhD project, funded by BAE systems and undertaken at Southampton university, I have designed novel diffractive nanostructures for augment reality heads up displays, simulated these structures, fabricated them in a cleanroom and tested them via reflectometry. Work was undertaken to replicate these structures via nanoimprint lithography. This project has given be a broad set of design, theory and practical for optical systems and engineering, which I am looking forward to put to use. I have undertaken work as both part of a team and individually, as well as assisted in lecturing master students and maintained meetings with industrial contacts. I feel I have demonstrated great adaptability by gaining expertise in this field, after research in a previous field. I am now employed as a scientist in a Merck laboratory, creating and testing novel optically active films.Previously, I undertook work both as a lab internship and as a final project at Aston university. These projects focused on cell culturing and chromatography, as well as mutation design for genetic engineering, for the use of SMALPs and enzyme luciferase.