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Travel is a key feature of a researcher's life. As student first,
and now as physicist, I have lived in
Venezuela (ULA, Mérida),
Italy (ICTP, Trieste),
France (LAL, Orsay),
Switzerland (CERN, Geneva)
and France again (LPNHE, Paris)...
I have also visited some 20 countries for conferences, workshops, seminars...
I am currently enjoying an 18-month long stay in California.
Life here is very pleasing! San Francisco is a delicious city:
cosmopolitan, dynamic.
 The Bay Area is today an excellent place to be in, in particular
concerning my dominant research interest. I work on an experiment called BaBar
(yes, like the cartoon
character). We are obtaining many interesting results, and we hope to learn about one intriguing mystery of our universe: why we are (mostly) made of matter instead of antimatter. In our particle physics jargon, we say we are studying CP violation.
Another feature of my work that I like is the possibility of undertaking new challenges. While I have been working on CP violation for several years, my day-to-day activities span several different areas: (a bit of) electronics, (a lot of!) computing, (a good deal of) statistics, and some background on theoretical physics. I also try to keep updated on the fast-moving field of cosmology.
We are french and venezuelan. I was born in Venezuela, my wife Marie-Hélène is from Paris, and so is our son Ismael. They are also enjoying this Californian adventure. Maelo likes the Golden Gate Park and its playgrounds. Marie-Hélène graduated in philosophy and modern literature, and she is planning a new -- still secret! -- professional project.
Lots of jazz and afro-caribbean music can be heard at home. We like going to concerts and dancing salsa. We also are interested in contemporary dance (as spectators!). Preparing dinner for good friends, sharing a glass of wine, good conversation... we like these ways of cultivating the art of friendship.
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