Profile
Viv Lyons
My CV
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Education:
Colne High School, Brightlingsea, near Colchester 1980-1987
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Qualifications:
All solid state physics: Leicester (BSc physics 1988-1991), Essex (MSc 1991-1992), Southamptons (PhD 1993-1999)
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Work History:
Melles Griot (nanotechnoolgy), Home Office (lots of things)
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Current Job:
lots of things to do with physics and crime
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I am part of the physics and maths group at the Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology. At the moment I am working on Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) which regularly gets used to catch criminals.
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My Typical Day:
I spend a lot of time working with police officers, sometimes traveling into thier world.
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I tend to start the day chatting to colleagues about the previous evening/weekend. I might have meetings with police contacts or other scientists. I do spend a lot of time organising and running projects to improve the way in which things are used. Of course I then spend even more time analysing the data that I get. I spend my evenings watching far too much telly and chatting to boyfriend/friends/family and discovering things using my laptop.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would plough it straight back into more events like this.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
friendly, stubborn, silly
Were you ever in trouble at school?
When I was younger I got told off for talking too much (no surprise to those who know me) but later I became too much of a swat to get told off.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Guns and Roses – I love a good head bang.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Being able to sing well, never saying daft things, not having MS
Tell us a joke.
What’s yellow and dangerous? ……… shark infested custard (you didn’t say it had to be original)
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