Profile
David Cussans
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About Me:
I am live in Bristol with my wife. We have lived here since 1999. We have one son, who has just finished studying at University.
My job is a researcher at the University of Bristol.
My main hobby is rowing – I am out on the water once or twice a week and I serve on the rowing club committee.
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My Work:
I work at the University of Bristol developing detectors for Particle Physics and the electronics needed to read out and store the data from them
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My Typical Day:
During the week I usually get up at about 7am and have breakfast (a bowl of muesli with a banana sliced on top) and walk up a big hill to the Physics Lab where I arrive about 9am. Once or twice a week I get up at about 5:45am and cycle to the rowing club to go rowing with friends.
At the Physics Lab I spend some of my time in my office writing and answering E-mails, designing electronics, attending video conferences and planning my work. The rest of my day I spend in the lab working with electronics and particle detectors
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What I'd do with the prize money:
We have a “spark chamber” ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_chamber ) that we use to show visitors cosmic ray muons. We use it several times a year and we are running out of gas to keep it going.
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
I didn't really know
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Seldom
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
An economist
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Fleetwood Mac
What's your favourite food?
Penne Alla Siciliana
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To be kinder, wiser and smarter
Tell us a joke.
I say, I say, I say..... My dog has no nose. ... How does he smell? .... Aweful!
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