Prof Steven Meikle is a Professor of Medical Imaging Physics at the University of Sydney, Head of Imaging Physics at The Brain and Mind Research Institute, and Research Academic Director in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the university of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics at the University of Wollongong. Professor Meikle is internationally recognised for his expertise in imaging physics and quantitative approaches, specifically in advanced imaging methods to quantitatively evaluate molecular mechanisms regulating brain function. His profile can be found at https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/steven-meikle.html

The following interview was done by Hugo Currie as a year twelve high school student at the Riverina Anglican College in Wagga Wagga, Australia. He is passionate about physics and is now pursing a career in engineering and physics at the Australian National University. Below is an interview that Hugo conducted with Professor Steven Miekle. Hugo is hopeful that other students with similar interests will be inspired from this conversation, and he thanks Professor Miekle for giving his time and wisdom in this interview.