Profile
Steven Thomson
My CV
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Education:
Musselburgh Grammar School (2002-2008), University of St Andrews (2008-2012)
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Qualifications:
Masters in Physics (Honours): Theoretical Physics, First Class
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Work History:
University of St Andrews as a tutor, demonstrator and tour guide (2010 – present)
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Current Job:
PhD Research Student (Theoretical Physics)
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My Typical Day:
Every day is different! Sometimes I sit and think about stuff, sometimes I teach, sometimes I give talks and go to conferences – every day is exciting and different from the last!
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I’d use it to make some videos showing how science is done and who it’s done by, with videos of real scientists in their labs and interviews with them explaining what they research and how they do it – a ‘virtual tour’, if you like!
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Enthusiastic, friendly, inquisitive!
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not very often!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Any band with a really good guitarist!
What's your favourite food?
These days, anything vegetarian – especially veggie burgers, they’re awesome.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
I wish there were more hours in the day, I wish I didn’t have to sometimes do boring admin work and I wish I could do science forever…basically I want a time machine. (I’m working on it!)
Tell us a joke.
I’m reading a great book on anti-gravity. I can’t put it down.
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