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Allison Hartshorn: Common Ground

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A relationship bridging the divide between scientists and artists is reflected in a fight over where to store tomatoes.

Alison graduated with a BSc in Astrophysics from Newcastle University. Leaving for London to seek her fortune, she worked for several years in building services engineering in investment banks; first as an operations manager and then as a consultant. She left this career to pursue her love of physics, completing a Masters in Space Science and a PhD in solar physics at UCL. She is now at Queen Mary looking after outreach and student recruitment for maths and physics.

This story originally aired on July 3, 2014.

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