Name: Efia Amankwa

Degree course: Physics MSci

Graduation year: 2023

Current role: Undergraduate

Most useful module so far: Fourier analysis I’d say. It continually comes up and acts as such a powerful mathematical tool that can simplify difficult problems.

Tell us about an inspirational Black scientist you admire and why: A Black physicist that greatly inspires me is Carolyn Parker. She was the first African-American to attain a postgraduate degree in Physics at MIT. Evidently, against all odds she continued to pursue something that she enjoys and believes in. This encourages me to follow my passions, whatever they may be.