Tim Bolton

My colleagues probably don’t know that I’m a huge fan of classic country music. Modern country is just a variant of pop, but that classic country music from the ‘30s and ‘40s through the ‘60s and ‘70s, it’s this tear-jerking, soul-stirring music that’s really great. I have no musical talent, but I can cue up Hank Williams. Right now, I’m helping put together the Technical Design Report, this giant document that is basically the blueprint for building DUNE and necessary to move things forward – but a while back, I took two years out to go work for the Department of Energy. With my DOE badge, I had access to fascinating experiments around the world. That was cool. It was like a backstage pass to classic country music concerts.