Hi everyone, my name is Alex and I am a graduate student at University of Sussex in the UK. I first became part of the DUNE project in 2015 as an intern at Fermilab and have recently been working as a member of the ProtoDUNE team at CERN. During this time, I have been fortunate to meet many hard-working young colleagues who have highlighted to me the significant contribution we make as early career scientists. As the IB representative, I would try to be always available to hear your queries or concerns, what you don’t like or even what you do like about being a DUNE collaborator and make sure that all of our ideas are heard by the board members. It is vitally important to maintain a positive channel of communication with the IB so that both sides can help each other. I am a firm believer that a happier work force is a more productive one. With this in mind, I’m committed to continuing to build a library of tutorials and jargon-busting documentation to help both new and existing collaborators worry less about building LArSoft and focus more on doing physics. Additionally, with large parts of the DUNE project both now and in the future based away from Fermilab, it is becoming increasingly important to look after the interests of young collaborators off-site. For example, ProtoDUNE run 2 will see many Young DUNE members travel to CERN. Developing a more formal infrastructure to ensure a smooth transition into life in Europe is key. It would be a pleasure to join the current Young DUNE representatives and to have the opportunity to work with you all, toward ensuring that our collective experience as DUNE collaborators meets each of our individual professional and social aspirations.
Best
Alex