• Question: Have any of you ever worked/ will any of you ever work together or are your studies too different?

    Asked by to Becky, Clara, Daniel, Simon, Thomas on 12 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: Simon Albright

      Simon Albright answered on 12 Mar 2014:


      I’ve never worked with anyone here but given the chance I would. Everyone’s work looks really interesting and I was wondering if I’d be able to bump Thomas off and take over his work when I graduate…

    • Photo: Clara Nellist

      Clara Nellist answered on 12 Mar 2014:


      Actually, Thomas and I both work at CERN and at one point I think we were both at the University of Manchester at the same time (I left at the end of last year). We have friends in common, but I don’t think we’ve ever met because the university is very big. Our projects are quite different though, and we use different parts of the equipment at CERN (he uses ISOLDE and I’m on ATLAS) but it’s not impossible that our paths will cross at some point and that we might work with each other. Especially since sometimes scientists move onto new projects after working on the same one for a long time to make sure that they’re keeping things interesting for themselves and also to share knowledge around.

      The others I haven’t worked with, but I wouldn’t be against it, especially since they all seem so nice! (Except for Simon’s plotting… ;))

    • Photo: Daniel Roach

      Daniel Roach answered on 12 Mar 2014:


      I’ve not worked with anyone, here, but you never know!

    • Photo: Becky Martin

      Becky Martin answered on 12 Mar 2014:


      My work is focused upon radiation protection so whilst I don’t do the exciting theoretical stuff that our other Nuclear Zoners do, my work might help to keep them safe in the future whilst they conduct their exciting experiments and discover new things!

    • Photo: Thomas Elias Cocolios

      Thomas Elias Cocolios answered on 12 Mar 2014:


      I have indeed never worked with anyone here, but my work has impact in nuclear monitoring (which can be seen as a complementary work to Simon’s). I have also collaborated with people studying materials with radioactive probes, very much like what Daniel does.

      In my time at CERN, I have had to interact with a lot of people involved in radioprotection, so Becky and I could very likely work together there.

      And finally, Clara & I have 5 Facebook friends in common (thanks to CERN & The University of Manchester). I would not put it past us to have greeted each other at a party once, but who knows…

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