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Álvaro is an eclectic physicist with a strong passion for everything and anything. He got his Bachelor’s in Fundamental Physics from the University of Cantabria (Spain). After doing his Bachelor’s thesis and a year-long internship at CERN, he moved away from particle physics and into Poland. There, he joined Omni, where he’s been creating calculators, leading marketing campaigns, making videos, and, lately, translating our tools to his native language: Spanish. He is the true definition of a jack of all trades; nobody can predict what his next move will be.
Areas of expertise
Mathematics
Physics
Translations
Writing
Coding
Sports-science (handball, cycling, and nutrition)
Education
University of CantabriaBachelor’s degree in Fundamental Physics
Professional background and credentials
As a man driven by curiosity, Álvaro couldn’t end up anywhere but a physics degree. Before that, and while doing his IB studies, he became a national handball referee and a part-time journalist in one of Spain's most prominent tech and science blogs. During his Bachelor's, his passion for new adventures took him to Norway and Switzerland. In the latter, he wrote his bachelor's thesis at CERN, developing a fast simulator for silicon-based particle detectors. He loved it so much there that he stayed for another year overseeing the gaseous detectors of the ALICE, LHCb, and CMS experiments. Then, he was on to new challenges, moving to Poland, where he pursued a Master's in Mathematical and Computational Modelling of Physical phenomena. It was at this time that he joined Omni and started his unmatched run of odd contributions. From making calculators to creating detailed internal documentation, to helping with and leading marketing campaigns, to video production, and, finally, to translating tools from English into his native Spanish, Álvaro has had contributions in most areas of the company. With a strong and sociable personality and inclination to help others and learn as much as possible, nobody can predict where he will be contributing next; only that he will be helping, learning, and applying his varied knowledge wherever he is.
Featured in
Feel the excitement of discovering your own exoplanet with physicist Álvaro Diez’s handy calculator; Nature
Warsaw Physicist Creates Calculator For Cooling Drinks; Forbes
From water to vodka: how to chill every drink to the best possible temperature; The Guardian
Echoes in the Darkness; HEASARC
Child tax credits and stimulus checks for 2021 are not confusing with these handy calculators; Fast Company
Coffee calculator reveals if your brew habits are healthy or need improving; Yahoo! News
Built in Wall Hexagon Shelves; Instructables
¿Cuándo me toca vacunarme contra el Covid?: la calculadora que te dará la respuesta; Women's Health
See What a Black Hole Would Do to Earth with Online 'Collision Calculator'; Space.com
Expert Describes Unimaginable Collision Between Earth And A Black Hole; International Business Times
LIVE: Watch David Blaine Float Over the Desert on Balloons; Popular Mechanics
¿Cuándo me toca? Calculadora del turno de vacunación en España; El Español
Can you really tell the difference between a Quad HD and Full HD display?; Android Authority
Grab a 27-inch 1440p 144 Hz Samsung Gaming Monitor for £240 (20% off!); Tom's Hardware
Every calculator you’ll ever need, for free; Big Think
Publications
GitHub
Calvo J, de Castro P, Díez González-Pardo A, Fernández García M, Moll M, Senica U, Vila I. TRACS: A multi-thread transient current simulator for micro strips and pad detectors; Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment; Feb 2019
Developing a fast simulator for irradiated silicon detectors; Summer Student Lecture Programme General; Aug 2015