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An eclectic mixture of Physics Bachelor, bike enthusiast, social animal, and weird hobbies fuelled by pure curiosity. Incapable of saying “I can’t do”, he chooses to say, “I’ll find out how!” So he is always running some experimental projects. The latest one? Creating a community of scientific-minded people through youtube videos so that everyone can enjoy our amazing calculators! Check it out at: Youtube/OmniCalculator
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.
Publications
GitHub
Graham F. Feel the excitement of discovering your own exoplanet with physicist Álvaro Diez’s handy calculator; Nature; Dec 2019
Hurt J. Warsaw Physicist Creates Calculator For Cooling Drinks; Forbes; Aug 2019
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