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My PhD Experience Mireia Dosil IFAE-Barcelona 29/III/03

My PhD Experience Mireia Dosil IFAE-Barcelona 29/III/03. 1993-1997 : B. Sc. Degree in Physics by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). 1999-now : PhD Thesis in ATLAS on discovery potential and mass extraction of the MSSM charged Higgs.

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My PhD Experience Mireia Dosil IFAE-Barcelona 29/III/03

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  1. My PhD Experience Mireia Dosil IFAE-Barcelona 29/III/03 • 1993-1997: B. Sc. Degree in Physics by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) • 1999-now: PhD Thesis in ATLAS on discovery potential and mass extraction of the MSSM charged Higgs • 1997-1999: Diploma Thesis in MAGIC on studies of background for an Air Imaging Cherenkov Telescope Camera Astrophysics Particle Physics This is a two fold perspective: BUT • No experience on real data • No experience on hardware

  2. Organization in Spain (UAB) • Undergraduate studies: 4 years (it was 5 years until 1992) • PhD studies: • Diploma thesis ~ 2 years • Thesis ≥ 3 years • PhD courses (during the first year in the PhD): • Problems with organization: e.g. some of them took place “virtually” • More investment from the government is needed • Grants (only for 4 years!): Young researchers in Spain have no employment rights: no unemploymentcompensation,no healthinsurance, ... • Spanish Science Ministry • Generalitat de Catalunya • UAB • More information about situation of young researchers in Spain: http://www.precarios.org

  3. What comes after PhD? • Postdoc go abroad and join a HEP experiment • A job in industry but sometimes, the more studies one has, the more difficult it is to find a job • None of those?

  4. Students @ IFAE • Almost all of the students finish their PhD degree • 15 PhD students at the moment • Good atmosphere among us • Main difficulties of new students: • Get familiar with the experiments working discipline • Learn programming languages and tools used in HEP • Become comfortable with English language • ....

  5. NO! Conclusion The one million $ question: It's worth doing a PhD? because: • One enjoys research • One wants to learn new things everyday • One likes team working in international collaborations • But most important: one likes Physics! because: • One is not excited about Physics anymore • One wants to become rich • One hates computers • ...

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