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Rob

Off to Russia... almost...

About Me

Born and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho. A relatively small town, primarily agriculture based economy. Not wanting to be stuck there for the rest of my life, I moved to Tucson, Arizona to go to attend the University of Arizona in 2000. I started pursuing an astronomy degree, but quickly decided that wasn’t for me. Switched to in Physics in 2001 (big change I know), and in December 2004, I graduated with a BS in Physics and a minor in math.Following graduation I was approached with a job offer from a past professor running a research project in the Physics Department at the University of Arizona. Not having any other job lined up I gratefully accepted. The job was only suppose to last for one year, however about 3 months prior to the end of my contract my boss approached me asking if I would be interested in staying on indefinitely. If I did I would take a more active roll within the group. Again having no job lined up, I took the extension.Fast forward a year, I have spent a month in Geneva, Switzerland working on the ATLAS project, a huge international collaboration building the worlds largest particle detector. I am scheduled to make several trips to Russia as the #2 person in the Arizona group, working on R&D for the ATLAS upgrade planned in 4-5 years, and in the mean time I manage several smaller projects at Arizona.Who would have guessed 6 years after leaving Twin Falls I would be where I am now.My life does not revolve around my job; however it does take up a large portion of my time. So time spent hanging out and visiting friends is always welcome, whether it is a simple trip to the movies or a night out at the bars.�-(�`v��)- � Design your MySpace with MyLook �-(�`v��)-Â￠½

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New product idea

This is going to be the next big thing!  Just remember you heard it here first.Dehydrated water.   It's one of those days... 
Posted by Rob on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:33:00 PST

A new year...

A few changes needing to happen.  I'll elaborate later.  All is good, 06' was a good year, could have been better, but overall no complaints. Here's to 07' beeing even better.   Ha...
Posted by Rob on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:20:00 PST

One more day

It's been fun, sort of.  Ok, a shit load of stress, and it still is coming.  One full day left in Russia, I have had no time to sightsee, no time to even run around the town yes town (10,000...
Posted by Rob on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:59:00 PST

In Russia

I made it, don't have much internet access.  It's cold, yet no snow. I'll be back in the US late Saturday.
Posted by Rob on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:00:00 PST

Winter Travel Schedule

Finally everything seems to be set... at least I have plane tickets. December 9-16th  I will be in Russia so don't try to reach me.  I will be working, and don't know what internet access I ...
Posted by Rob on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:02:00 PST

Official... sort of

Just waiting on my visa, but I now have a plane ticket. Leaving Tucson to Moscow, Russia via Chicago and Brussels December 9th. Returning Moscow to Tucson via Zurich and Dallas/Fort Worth. Just so you...
Posted by Rob on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:59:00 PST

The adventures of international projects

Working on an international project sounds exciting enough right? Well I am here to tell you, you will never be more on your toes than working on one of these time constrained projects.  Let me e...
Posted by Rob on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:46:00 PST

Update to Russia

Just to keep you all informed, because I know you care about me so much....Russia has hit a snag on several levels.  First, the experiment that I am to be working on over there left Arizona on ti...
Posted by Rob on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:40:00 PST

Lesson of the Day 10/6/2006

After telling someone to watch out for the fan blades and not stick their fingers in... don't proceed to do it yourself.  It hurts like hell, you feel like a dumbass and it makes it very hard to ...
Posted by Rob on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:42:00 PST

Life

Yeah, so I think I am quickly reaching a crossroads in my life.  On one hand I should go back to school get at least a Master's degree, it could only help career possibilities in the future. ...
Posted by Rob on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 01:40:00 PST