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Zainab – profile

I am a Computational Geoscience PhD student within the Earth Science and Engineering Department. I have a background in engineering and am passionate about ending the world's energy poverty. My research explores how we can build models for developing geothermal resources to enable us to utilise the "heat beneath our feet". This helps in addressing climate change.

Hear from Zainab, who models geothermal energy, about why she wanted to work in this area.

Education

GCSE (or equivalent): West African Senior School Certificate Examination

Degrees:
• BEng in Petroleum Engineering, Covenant University
• MSc in Petroleum Engineering, University of Aberdeen
• PhD in Computational Geoscience (in progress), Imperial College London

My research

I develop computer models that help us understand the structure and behaviour of the earth’s subsurface as we extract energy from underground. I build these models by combining knowledge from my previous work in drilling for hydrocarbons, with insights from artificial intelligence.

My inspiration

I’ve always wanted to improve people’s quality of life. This has fuelled my passion for learning more about the world we live in and pursuing a career related to earth science.

My STEM hero

Marie Curie: physicist, chemist, humanitarian, educator, inventor and pioneer in the field of radioactivity. She broke the status quo and pushed the limits of science and technology even with the odds against her.