Congratulations 🎉 to Clara Wanjura, who won the annual thesis award of the German Physical Society's #DPG section for atoms, molecules, quantum optics, and photonics.
She won the award for her work on non-Hermitean topology in the group of Andreas Nunnenkamp at #Cambridge. Clara is now a postdoc in the theory division at the @MPI_ScienceOfLight in #Erlangen, where she started exciting research into #neuromorphic computing.
Delighted to have received one of the 15 per year "CMS shifter mug 2023” for my contributions as shift leader in the last 2 months of the year, and my integrated support in 2023.
As expected from the name of this #prize that rewards #teamwork, the prize is this lovely mug!
📚 The BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University has a brilliant, inspiring pedigree - so many wonderful stories and brilliant authors.
The 2023 shortlist is out. The five stories are 'The Storm' by Nick Mulgrew, 'It's Me' by K Patrick, 'Guests' by Cherise Saywell, 'Churail' by Kamila Shamsie and 'Comorbidities' by Naomi Wood.
From Monday 11 September you can listen to all five of the stories on BBC Sounds.
Every time my wife goes to a village fête, she pretty much destroys the tombola.
£1 a ticket, five for £3.
£9 later...
Penguin lamp
Two litre bottle of Sangria
One and a half litre bottle of sweet Vermouth
Bottle of Merlot
Bottle of Pecorino
Big bag of mini packs of Maltesers
Marmite Paddington
Various tins and jars containing stuff