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Flavia de Almeida Dias
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Curriculum Vitae
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Education
PhD: São Paulo State University (BR) / California Institute of Technology (USA) – 2009-2012 -
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Particle Physics, B.Sc in Physics -
Work History
CERN! (2008-present) -
Current Job
Postdoctoral Research Associate at the ATLAS Experiment at the LHC -
Employer
The University of Edinburgh
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Favourite thing to do in my job: Smash things to see what comes out of it
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My Work: I use the worlds biggest camera to look at what happens when protons are smashed together in order to better understand the universe
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My Typical Day: Designing software to analyse new data from the LHC, meetings with co-workers and students to talk about our work progress and solve our latest snags together
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What I'd do with the prize money: With the money I would setup portable particle physics experiment with cloud chambers to bring the joy of particle physics to the high schools further away from big cities
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Talkative, dedicated, hyper
What or who inspired you to follow your career?
My granddad gave me the book “Cosmos”, by Carl Sagan (transcripts from the TV series) when I was 10, and I was immediately in love with astronomy and the mysteries of the Universe
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes, I could not stop talking to my colleagues during classes, so my teachers were always annoyed at me
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Sad!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Morcheeba
What's your favourite food?
Guacamole
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Travelled all continents (except Antarctica) in a year, all for conferences and workshops
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Be happy, live long, achieve career goals
Tell us a joke.
Higgs Boson walks into a church and says “you can’t have mass without me!”
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My profile link:
https://ias.im/u.98914
My Comments
Do you ever try to teach family members a bit about what you have learnt and what your job is and how you do it??? (1 comments)