Profile
Anne Green
My CV
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Education:
Whitstone Community School (GCSEs 1985-1990),
Strode College (A levels, 1990-1992),
University of Oxford (Undergraduate, 1992-1995),
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Qualifications:
GCSEs: Maths, English Literature, English Language, Physics, Chemistry, History, Music, German.
A levels: Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry.
Degree: Physics.
DPhil/PhD: Astronomy. -
Work History:
As a Physicist: Queen Mary University of London, Stockholm University Sweden, University of Sussex, University of Sheffield. I’ve also had Summer/weekend jobs working in a cider bottling factory, waitressing and babysitting.
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Current Job:
Physics Professor
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About Me:
I’m an astroparticle physicist. I also enjoy running, travelling and playing the piano.
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I live in Chesterfield with my partner (who is also a Physicist), 2 rabbits and 1 dwarf Russian hamster. We enjoy travelling to interesting and unusual places, including North Korea. My other hobbies include running very long distances, doing yoga and playing the piano.
on holiday in Grand Teton National Park
Genghis the hamster
finishing a 250mile race
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By studying how stars & galaxies move, astronomers have worked out that most of the matter in the Universe is invisible and exotic, so called dark matter. Particle Physicists have some ideas about what the dark matter could be. For instance heavy particles, called Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, or WIMPs for short. Or black holes made in the Big Bang.
I’m trying to work out how we can detect these objects and test these ideas using telescopes and particle physics experiments. I’m a theoretical physicist. I don’t do experiments myself, instead I do calculations (either with pen and paper or computers) to study what experiments should look for.
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My Typical Day:
Teaching, doing maths (either with a pen and paper or a computer), reading and replying to emails, going to meetings.
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As a professor my job involves doing lots of different things and really there’s no such thing as a typical day.
A big part of my job is teaching Physics. This includes lectures to large groups (100-200 students), small group tutorials and helping students working on research projects.
Another big part of my job is research. This involves reading papers other scientists have written about their research, coming up with ideas of new things to do, doing those things (sometimes on my own, sometimes with other people) and then writing my results up.
As a fairly senior scientist I also spending a lot of time doing things which are less fun, in particular committee meetings and lots of emails.
I also travel lots (in the UK and abroad) to give talks at conferences, work with other scientists and attend (even more…) committee meetings.
My office
Lecturing
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Cosmology masterclasses for school students
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Determined, enthusiastic, organised
What did you want to be after you left school?
When I was at primary school: an accountant, then at secondary school: an astrophysicist.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Usually no, but I once got thrown out of an RE lesson (for saying I was bored and would rather be doing maths).
Who is your favourite singer or band?
L7 (1990s riot grrrl band)
What's your favourite food?
Fruit and toast, but not at the same time.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To run faster. To live a long, happy and healthy life. To spend less time in committee meetings.
Tell us a joke.
How does a German physicist drink beer? With ein Stein.
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