Profile
Lucas Girardey
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About Me:
Particle Physics PhD student at Manchester Uni with serious ADHD – easily distractible, constantly daydreaming, but love a good problem! Always ready to talk someones ear off, big fan of Ancient history (Go Egyptian 18th dynasty!)
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My pronouns are:
He/Him
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I'm a member of team LHCb
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My Work:
I am a PhD Student working on LHCb. My work focuses on Cross-Section measurements for Charmed particles (like D mesons, containing charm quarks); these are an estimate of the number of a certain particle generated in a collision, and are useful for testing the predictions of Quantum Chromo-Dynamics (QCD).
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Education:
GCSE: Oakwood School, Horley
My science teacher here told me I would be lucky if I got a B – so remember not to let people tell you what you can’t do!
A-Level: Reigate College, Reigate
Had an excellent teacher who actually made things made sense – this is where I first decided I wanted to do Physics.
Undergraduate and Masters: Southampton University
Started slowly but got stuck in and things started picking up. Got lucky enough to have gotten on a programme to undertake my masters at CERN!
PhD: University of Manchester – current
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Qualifications:
GCSES: A Maths, A,B double Science, B,B English, B Drama, B Media studies
A-Levels: A Maths, B Physics, B Computer Science
MPHYS: 1st Hons. Particle Physics
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Job title:
PhD Student
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Employer:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Far too enthusiastic
What did you want to be after you left school?
Wasn't sure, but Physics seemed interesting
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Always late and never had homework, so yes
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Not sure, but if I hadn't studied Physics I'd have studied Linguistics instead
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Will Wood
What's your favourite food?
Too many to count - maybe Pizza or a buffet (though that's cheating)
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
More sleep, more food, more time abroad
Tell us a joke.
What did the beaver say to the tree? Its been nice GNAWING you :)
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