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by rexpi0 4101 days ago
I have a PhD in HEP; got it on ATLAS at CERN and contributed to the Higgs discovery analysis in the H->ZZ*->4l channel. I work at NASA and still do particle physics, but a lot of my work is software oriented - anything from scripting to developing data analysis frameworks to web development to fixing legacy code.
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Wow, that sounds incredible to have been involved with the Higgs discovery and to now be working at NASA. You must be very satisfied with your career so far!
Yep, I have been very satisfied and fortunate. Only thing that irks me these days is horrible legacy software and dealing with stubborn people that don't want to leave the stone age of computing.