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Mark Basham

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    • My pronouns are:

      He/Him

    • My Work:

      I work with a team to write software to make the most of the scientific data we collect at the Rosalind Franklin Institute.

    • My Typical Day:

      I wake up, get the kids ready for school, have breakfast, then do the school run and get to work around 9:00.  most of my work time is spent in meetings, discussing with others (who actually do the work) how to best do it, and who to work with.  I generally have lunch and a walk to get some time to clear my head, and then finish around 5:00

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      I love teaching programming and AI, and so would use the money to develop my human neural network idea further.

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    • Education:

      Bognor Regis Community College (1992-1998)

      University of Reading (1998-2004)

    • Qualifications:

      GCSES; A-Levels; BSc in Physics with Computer Science; PhD in Computational Physics

    • Work History:

      University of Reading (2004-2007), Diamond Light Source (2007 – 2023), The Rosalind Franklin Institute (2019 – Now)

    • Current Job:

      Science Director for Artificial Intelligence and Informatics

    • Employer:

      The Rosalind Franklin Institute (www.rfi.ac.uk)

    • My Interview

      • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        enthusiastic friendly scientist

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        First an RAF pilot, then an Engineer, it was only when doinig my PhD that I realy decided to stay in science.

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        Not really, but I was aweful at doing homework on time!

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        I think I would like to be a teacher, although it looks like a lot of hard work!

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        I like almost everything, but Imagine Dragons and Katie Perry are current favourites.

        What's your favourite food?

        I really like fish and chips.

        If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

        I’d love to explore the solar system, so that would definatly be one, number 2 would be some more funding for science in general, especially renewable energy research and I guess the final one would be for 3 more wishes :)

        Tell us a joke.

        Whats black and white and red all over? A sunburnt pinguin…….