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Gary Boorman

Curriculum Vitae

  • Work History:

    I’ve worked at CERN (Geneva, Switzerland), DESY (Hamburg, Germany), RAL (Didcot, UK)

  • Current Job:

    Physicist Engineer

  • Employer:

    Royal Holloway, University of London

  • My Work

    I work in the field of Accelerator Diagnostics – using advanced detectors to monitor and control particle beams.

  • My Typical Day: Sometimes I will be working at DESY (Hamburg), sometimes at RAL (UK), designing and building beam control systems.

  • What I'd do with the money

    I’d like to develop some models, controlled by a Raspberry Pi, for demonstrations in schools.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      relaxed, warm, friendly

      What's the best thing you've done in your career?

      It’s great when systems I’ve designed start working.

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      I wanted to work designing electronics

      If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

      Roadie

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Jethro Tull (ask older members of your family!)

      What's your favourite food?

      Anything tasty and vegetarian.

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      Riding the cable cars in San Francisco

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