Profile
Greig Cowan
Good luck everyone for the final!
My CV
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Education:
Duncanrig Secondary School, East Kilbride (1991-1997); University of Glasgow for undergraduate (1997-2001) and postgraduate (2001-2005) study.
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Qualifications:
MSci in Physics and Mathematics; PhD in Physics.
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Work History:
University of Edinburgh, UK; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne; A supermarket (while I was a student!)
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Current Job:
Research scientist, analysing data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva.
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My Typical Day:
Most days I write computer programs to analyse data from the Large Hadron Collider.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Take my wife out for a nice meal… no, only kidding, I would use it take particle physics demonstrations to the only high school on the island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland. My cousin is a teacher there. See some pictures of Islay below.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Inquisitive, motivated, enthusiastic
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really
Who is your favourite singer or band?
The Flaming Lips
What's your favourite food?
Thai (but I’ll basically eat anything!)
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Healthy, happy and wise
Tell us a joke.
Apologies, this is a bad one, but I couldn’t resist: “There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don’t.” Ask me if you don’t understand! :)
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