Kahra Cottam

Experience

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  Laidlaw Foundation

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2022

  Laidlaw Research & Leadership Scholar

  2-year Laidlaw Scholarship, with a 6-week research project in 2020 and a 5-week research project in 2021. The first project focussed on creating a database for phosphate compositions in pallasite meteorites and provided me with experience in compiling, interpreting, handling, and presenting data. I worked alongside a supervisor and a PhD student and the project provided me with a sound understanding of Windows based programmes. The second project was a collaboration with Think Pacific Fiji and Precious Plastic Fiji. Show less

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  Makesense

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  MakeSense Education Placement

  6-week paid placement with MakeSense, in collaboration with Laidlaw Scholarship.The placement focussed on helping disadvantaged students throughout the pandemic. My team was successful in designing guides for teachers and parents, rebranding the company website, devising a volunteering programme, and creating a webinar to promote the programme.

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  Q Step

  Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

  Q Step Statistical Placement

  4-week paid Q-Step statistical placement involved liaising with my supervisor, performing data analysis, carrying out statistical tests in R, and presenting a table of statistical results which supported findings in my supervisor's scientific paper.

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  Think Pacific

  Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

  Think Pacific Leadership Project, in collaboration with Laidlaw Research

  A 5-week paid project working in a team of three, with the goal of creating an educational programme on plastics and recycling for Fiji youths. The role involved a high level of organisation, and setting time-bound goals, encouraging productivity, and ensuring meetings with company representatives ran smoothly. The week was a success, with substantial progress being made on the project and great feedback received from my peers.

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  Gas Management Services Limited

  Sept 2022 - now

  Gas Operations Controller