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Samuel Bancroft

Curriculum Vitae

  • Education:

    William Howard School & Durham University

  • Qualifications:

    2:1 Integrated Masters in Physics

  • Current Job:

    Python Developer

  • Employer:

    Earth-i is an earth observation and space data analytics company that plans to operate the world’s first commercial constellation of satellites to provide full-colour video capabilities.

  • About Me

    I'm Sam, a 22-year old Physics graduate working at Earth-i in Guildford.

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    I recently moved to Guildford as of this September, having graduated from a 4 year integrated masters degree in Physics at Durham University.

    I come from the cold and barren lands of northern Cumbria – so moving far down south to Guildford has been a big step for me! So far I’m loving the much nicer weather here, and spend a lot of my free time cycling in the Surrey Hills, or messing around with my numerous hobby projects. Some recent projects have involved amateur rocketry, super-pressure balloons and a smart mirror!

  • My Work

    I work in the tech team, developing code to process data from live satellites, in order to discover things going on back down on Earth.

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    The work I do can involve a whole range of problems – which I help solve using skills in computer vision, big data, and machine learning!

  • My Typical Day: I spent a lot of my time processing huge amount of earth observation data, and analysing this information to find answers to problems.

  • What I'd do with the money

    I'd use the money to get people involved in amateur rocketry, high altitude balloon and rovers projects.

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    As part of SEDS during my time at university, I used to visit local schools and launch model rockets from the playing fields to teach people about spaceflight and the UK space industry in general.  I also held local coding workshops to teach young people how to programme autonomous cars to simulate a rover mission to Mars.

  • My Interview

    • What's the best thing you've done in your career?

      I've made so many exciting things I can't settle on just one! My recent projects that I'm proud of involve a 'smart mirror', a twitter bot and payloads for superpressure balloons.

      What was your favourite subject at school?

      Physics

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      I knew I wanted to work in the space industry!

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Yes - many times for not paying attention in class.

      What's your favourite food?

      Fudge!

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      With my school friends, I launched my first weather balloon into near-space to take pictures of the Earth below.

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      Go to space (obviously), own a Tesla car, own my own fudge shop.

      Tell us a joke.

      How do astronauts organise a party? They planet.

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