Profile
Stewart Martin-Haugh
My CV
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Education:
Sherrardswood School, Welwyn, Knights Templar School, Baldock, University of York, University of Sussex
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Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Physics (York), PhD in Experimental Particle Physics (Sussex)
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Work History:
Summer placements at DESY (big German lab) and CERN, then PhD
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Current Job:
Particle physicist
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About Me:
Particle physicist for CERN, based at a UK lab
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I live in Reading with my wife – she’s a former particle physicist now working as a government climate change analyst.
In my spare time I like hiking, playing the piano, and visiting unusual museums.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Pay for schools in disadvantaged areas to visit my lab
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Me, myself, I
What did you want to be after you left school?
From ages 4 to 18: fireman, fighter pilot, lawyer, physicist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes, a few times over the years. During my first week of sixth form I was handed a basketball: without thinking I bounced it on the floor, so hard that it hit the ceiling and broke a ceiling tile. I then had to explain to the head of year what I'd done...
Who is your favourite singer or band?
The National
What's your favourite food?
Pizza
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
I would wish for the usual things like world peace and a solution to climate change, but your typical genie would just kill all humans and say "job done". So I'd wish for a decent spaceship and then decide on the next two wishes during my travels.
Tell us a joke.
What did the inflatable headmaster tell the inflatable boy who brought a pin into the inflatable school? You've let me down. You've let the whole school down. But worst of all, you've let yourself down.
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