Jarek Nowak
DUNE Speaker Committee deputy chair
Lancaster University, United Kingdom

I really got into science in primary school, when we were going to get to see Halley’s comet, in 1986. I went to the library and got all the books on astronomy and physics. Now I’m working on the construction of DUNE. I like working on future experiments — I was involved in the construction of the NOvA and T2K neutrino experiments — seeing the development of the technology that will be used in a few years. I was one of the principal authors of the NuWro software, which many physicists now use. And we work with each other in other ways: I once got stuck unexpectedly in Brazil, so I got in touch with a friend, and he got in touch with his supervisor, and he got me an office at UNICAMP in Brazil. I ended up staying there for a month. That’s an example of a collaboration member helping you out.