Steven Thomson

@physicssteve
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Research fellow in theoretical quantum condensed matter physics at Freie Universität Berlin (previously: PhD at University of St Andrews, postdocs at CEA Paris-Saclay, Ecole Polytechnique and Collège de France). He/him.

Occasional popular science writer, MCAA Editorial Board member and host of the insideQuantum #podcast (http://www.insidequantum.org).

Personal/academic website: http://www.steventhomson.co.uk

#quantum #physics #research #quantumtechnology #quantumcomputing #feminist #firstgen #writer

Websitehttp://www.steventhomson.co.uk
Podcasthttp://www.insidequantum.org
Bloghttp://www.brokensymmetryblog.co.uk
PronounsHe/him
Show threadSteven ThomsonNov 23, 2022

I just got an automatic response titled "Your Successful Application".

Unless my application was so good they decided to hire me immediately, I think they might want to re-think the title of that e-mail. 😂

Show threadSteven ThomsonNov 23, 2022
(First of what is likely to be very many attempts, let's be real here...)
Show threadSteven ThomsonNov 23, 2022

I did it. I pressed the button.

First ever application for a *permanent* academic job submitted...! 😬🤞

Show threadSteven ThomsonNov 23, 2022
@Ed_Rial And here I am looking all silly with a big winter coat. 🤷
Show threadSteven ThomsonNov 23, 2022
@Ed_Rial Actually, I take that back, apparently it's 7 degree outside at the moment. 🤔
Show threadSteven ThomsonNov 23, 2022
@Ed_Rial 🥶
Show threadSteven ThomsonNov 23, 2022
Procrastinating from having to press the scary button by having a cup of coffee and second-guessing all of my life choices to this point.
Steven ThomsonNov 23, 2022
This is the scary part... 😱
Steven ThomsonNov 23, 2022
Show threadGiulio MattioliNov 23, 2022
That's the thing about migration perhaps: it often makes you a better, more balanced person, but it also makes you a pain and a riddle to most people in both the country of origin and your host country.
Steven ThomsonNov 23, 2022
Show threadJohn Carlos BaezNov 23, 2022

Thomas Lin (@7homaslin) is now posting on Mastodon! He's the founder and chief editor of Quanta Magazine, which is probably the world's best magazine for math and physics news.

In this toot he talks about how he traveled to Switzerland to report about Maryna Viazovska, the Ukrainian Fields medalist who proved that the E8 lattice is the densest possible way to pack spheres in 8 dimensions:

https://mathstodon.xyz/@7homaslin@newsie.social/109368283753056524