High school project: ask a scientist

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Hello,
For a high school project, I have to ask several questions to a scientist who works or worked in an English speaking country. 
The goal of this assignment is to understand what makes the life and the work of a scientist.
Thus, if someone is interested in answering the following questions, it would be very helpful! I don't ask you to complete this homework for me, instead I'm asking for interesting content to this research assignment! 
This should look like an interview and this is why I prepared a few questions but you may ad whatever you find interesting or important! You can also avoid one or several questions. 

Questions:
Can you present yourself? 
What subjects are you studying / did you study and why did you choose to work in this field?
What are your achievements and publications? 
What are the biggest challenges that you faced during your scientific career?
How and why did you become a scientist? Can you present your studies and motivations?
Is money a real problem when conducting projects for instance experiments?
Do you have to deal with deadlines or are you ''free'' with your work?
What do you plan for the future / what are your new goals?
Eventually, would you advise students to become scientist?

Thanks to anyone who would answer these questions and for the time spent on this project!

Bests regards