Postgraduate student profiles

MEng Chemical Engineering student, Thomas

How my Chemical Engineering degree laid the groundwork for a meaningful career

Thomas Graduate

Studying Chemical Engineering at Sheffield equipped me with the problem-solving skills, technical knowledge, and teamwork experience I now use daily as a Process Engineer in the nuclear sector. The hands-on projects, supportive staff, and cutting-edge facilities—especially the Diamond—prepared me for a challenging and rewarding career path.

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A supportive environment and hands-on learning have made my time at Sheffield truly rewarding

Genevieve MSc Biomedical Engineering

Genevieve pursued an MSc in Biomedical Engineering to deepen her knowledge and gain the practical skills needed for a career in healthcare innovation. Through her group research on nanocomposites for cancer therapy, she’s developed technical expertise and confidence—preparing her to make a meaningful impact in the medical field.

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How studying Environmental and Energy Engineering at Sheffield set me on the path to becoming a postdoc researcher

Yide MSc (Eng) Environmental and Energy Engineering

The MSc course broadened my understanding of low-carbon tech, giving me the skills to dive into cutting-edge research that tackles climate change head-on. Now, in my Postdoc role, I’m pushing those ideas even further, working on projects that could help create a more sustainable future

MSc Biomedical student, Akilan.

The flexibility to choose optional modules let me tailor my studies and develop expertise in areas I’m passionate about.

Akilan MSc Biomedical Engineering

Akilan chose to pursue an MSc in Biomedical Engineering to combine his passion for technology and healthcare. Through his research on catheter stiffness, he’s gaining hands-on experience that could help make medical devices safer and more effective.

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I enjoy my MSc research project the most. It is a chance to learn many new practical skills from the lab technicians who are incredibly helpful.

Crystal Yu MSc(Eng) Aerospace Materials

Crystal thought this MSc offered the perfect combination of modules for her interest in specialising in metals and composites. 

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This degree is certainly strengthening and developing not only my technical profile but also my personal skills as an overseas student.

Maria Dutto MMet Advanced Metallurgy

Maria is studying Advanced Metallurgy MMet. Before starting the course Maria had been working in industry for 10 years and felt this course would be a strategic step in her long-term career.

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My time at Sheffield made it very clear to me that I am passionate about research and that is what I eventually pursued to do.

Michelle Rodrigues MSc Nanomaterials and Materials Science

Since graduating in 2020, with a MSc in Nanomaterials and Materials Science, Michelle has been studying for a PhD at KU Leuven in Belgium. KU Leuven is a world top 50 university with a motto of 'Inspiring the outstanding'.

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The material which I learned, the skills obtained and the people that I met have all been and continue to be instrumental, in my ongoing career.

Owen McGann UG Chemical Physics, MSc Nuclear Environmental Science & Technology, PhD Nuclear waste vitrification

After completing their PhD Owen started working at Glass Technology Services through a KTP (Knowledge transfer partnership) between GTS and the University of Leeds. This introduced Owen to the area of photonic glass materials. Once the KTP finished GTS employed Owen on a permanent basis and over the following eight years has risen to their current position leading the R&D work in the area of photonics. Owen has been involved in a wide range of interesting and impactful research work while at GTS.

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Many of the students in my department were international and this gave me a good experience of being part of an intercultural community

Robert Musimbago MSc Pharmaceutical Engineering

Robert completed his undergraduate degree in Pharmacy at Makerere University, Kampala. He then went on to work as an Associate Research Pharmacist at the Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that conducts clinical research on diseases including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and malnutrition as well as providing treatment and prevention to children across Uganda. He was involved in two major studies investigating intensive treatments for HIV-infected infants and therapy regimens for HIV-positive pregnant women. Robert joined The University of Sheffield in 2021 to undertake the MSc programme in Pharmaceutical Engineering

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I’ve gained a great insight and genuine desire to pursue technical and process safety engineering as I can see the impact on people's lives

Julio Bissessar MSc Process Safety & Loss Prevention

Julio studied MSc Process Safety and Loss Prevention and now works as part of the Engineering Risk Team at E.ON UK

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