Question: what is the one thing you would like to achieve as a scientist,

Gary Munnelly answered on 6 Nov 2018:

I want to do something that makes people’s lives better.

There’s a really careful distinction here though. I don’t want to make people’s lives more “convenient”. It’s not about making it easier to use your phone or do your banking or anything like that.

If I ever actually manage to make life better for people using computers, through better health services, or safer security, or higher quality education then I will consider my scientific career an overwhelming success.