Student and alumni profiles
Find out what studying in our School is like—read what our current and past students have to say about their experiences.
![Harry Warring Harry, wearing a black jacket and beanie, stands in front of green hills and blue ocean. A small island can be seen in the distance.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/1719204/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Harry Warring
With a passion for understanding how the world works, Harry began a PhD in Physics.
![Brendan Darby and Mattias Meyer Mattias Meyer stands at a laptop with Brendan Darby sitting at the desk. Brendan wears blue gloves and is holding lab equipment. MaramaLabs and the logo are in the background.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0003/1719210/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Brendan Darby
Measuring the chemical content of cloudy liquids such as wine, beer and milk can be difficult, but researchers at MaramaLabs, are coming up with a solution.
![Matthew Brett Matthew, wearing a lab coat and safety glasses, works with chemistry equipment.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/1719211/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Matthew Brett
After completing a Bachelor of Science, Matthew realised that he wasn’t ready to stop learning.
![Putri Fraser Putri, wearing a lab coat, stands next to chemistry equipment.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/1719213/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Putri Fraser
Combining iron with natural silicates can create a safer, easier method for removing nitrate pollution from waterways, PhD graduate Putri has discovered.
![Brettelemani Manaia Brett, wearing a lab coat and safety glasses, laughs at something off camera. He is holding chemistry equipment with other equipment on the bench next to him.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/1719226/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Brettelemani Manaia
Brettelemani completed a Bachelor of Science and is now studying towards a PGDipSc in Chemistry.
![Yvonne Booysen Yvonne looks straight at the camera. She sits by the window in a cafe with a green coffee mug next to her on the bench.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/1719227/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Yvonne Booysen
Originally starting with a single major in Geology, Yvonne opted to take a 100-level chemistry course out of interest, which saw her rethink her degree.
![Tane Butler Tane, wearing a blue lab coat and a hair covering, looks at physics equipment in a small lab.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/1719229/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Tane Butler
Growing up in Whanganui, Tane was always inquisitive about the natural world and wanted to understand its many phenomena, so science was definitely for him.
![Ben Jones Ben sits at a table in the hub. Behind him is the blurred outline of people, digital screens and the library.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/1719235/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Ben Jones
Ben completed a Master of Drug Discovery and Development and now works as a medicines evaluator at Medsafe in the Ministry of Health.