What does an environmental scientist do?

What does a scientist look like? http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/2012/02/07/t his-is-what-a-scientist-looks-like/?WT_mc_id=SA_DD_20120208

• Only 17% of Americans can name a living scientist. If you ask middle school students what a scientists looks like, they’ll tell you he’s a an old white guy with crazy hair, glasses and a lab coat. More often than not, he’s depicted inside and playing with chemicals. This stereotype is pervasive – and completely, totally wrong. All of this is why I completely and totally love the new tumblr This Is What A Scientist Looks Like. Scientists from all kinds of fields are asked to submit photos of themselves and write a brief bit about who they are. The pictures are incredible; scientists are depicted everywhere from Antarctica to the tropics, on the tops of mountains or under the sea. The pics express personality, intelligence, and even a little humor.

• Answer:

  I've got three physicists here - Marie Curie, Andrew Thomas (astronaut) and one of my very best friends and has been since high school, Dr Chris Fell