Name: Sarah-Jane Lonsdale Current Job: Principal’s Career Development Scholar (PhD Student) Scientific Discipline/Field: Nuclear Physics University: University of Edinburgh Country: United Kingdom Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): B/P Website: http://nuclearsarah.wordpress.com Twitter or other social media handle (if applicable)? @NuclearSarah What does your job involve? I study Nuclear Astrophysics – the origin of the chemical elements... Continue Reading →
An interview with Peter Coles
Name: Peter Coles Current Job: Professor of Theoretical Physics Scientific Discipline/Field: Cosmology Country: Ireland Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G Website: http://telescoper.wordpress.com Twitter or other social media handle: @telescoper What does your job involve? I do research in theoretical cosmology and the large-scale structure of the Universe and teach various topics in theoretical physics, including... Continue Reading →
An interview with Nick French
Name: Nick French Current Job: IT Technician Scientific Discipline/Field: Computer Science University: University of Kent Country: United Kingdom Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): Gay Website: http://www.kent.ac.uk/physical-sciences/staff/profiles/techs/nick-french.html What does your job involve? My job is quite varied but mainly involves looking after and maintaining the IT infrastructure in the School of Physical Sciences. This can be... Continue Reading →
An interview with Roland Dunbrack
Name: Roland Dunbrack Current Job: Professor, Molecular Therapeutics Scientific Discipline/Field: Computationtal structural biology Country: United States Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G Website: http://dunbrack.fccc.edu Twitter or other social media handle: @RolandDunbrack on Twitter What does your job involve? I lead a small group of graduate students and postdocs and programmers in performing statistical and analytical... Continue Reading →
An interview with Eram Rizvi
Name: Eram Rizvi Current Job: Reader in particle physics, ATLAS group leader at QMUL, Deputy Dean for Research in the faculty of Science & Engineering Field of research: Experimental particle physics University: QMUL Country: UK Letters: G - partnered with Chris Woodley an established playwright and theatre maker Social media: Find me on Facebook. What... Continue Reading →
An interview with Rob Ulrich
Name: Rob Ulrich Current Job: PhD Student Scientific Discipline/Field: Geochemistry Country: United States Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G Website: NA Twitter or other social media handle: IG: @chemistrob Twitter: @robertnulrich What does your job involve? I’m finishing my first year as a geochemistry PhD student at UCLA studying biomineralization. Specifically, I use the responses... Continue Reading →
An interview with Dominic Galliano
Name: Dominic Galliano Current Job: Director of Outreach & Public Engagement for SEPnet Scientific Discipline/Field: Public Engagement University: All of the SEPnet ones! Country: UK, from Gibraltar originally. Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): I’ll take a G and a Q. Twitter or other social media handle (if applicable)? 9-5 Twitter: @PhysicsDom; After hours twitter: @Domixt What does... Continue Reading →
An interview with George Smith
Name: George Smith Current Job: Laboratory technician Scientific Discipline/Field: Physics/mathematics Country: USA Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): Asexual Website: NA Twitter or other social media handle: Little Albert Einstein What does your job involve? Data collection Do you feel being LGBT has affected your career decisions? No Have you had any reactions from colleagues... Continue Reading →
An interview with Adam Tarrant
Name: Adam Tarrant Current Job: Undergraduate student (about to start a placement at DESY in Germany) Scientific Discipline/Field: Dark Matter University: Royal Holloway University of London Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G and Gender queer Twitter or other social media handle (if applicable)? Instagram: @atotarrant. Twitter: @AdamTarrant What does your job involve? As an undergrad... Continue Reading →
An interview with Tim Wilson
Name: Tim Wilson Current Job: Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, plus Chair, Department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering (ECSSE), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach FL Scientific Discipline/Field: Electrical engineer with lots of computer science, software engieering, systems engineering, etc. Country: USA Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): I’m a gay man. I think... Continue Reading →
