Me, the MP, Planck and Paris

If I’ve got any longtime readers, they may recall that I spent a week paired with Anne Snelgrove MP in the UK Parliament a couple of years ago, as part of a program connecting scienctists with Members of Parliament (described here and here). This week, Anne kept up her side of the bargain and visited us here at Imperial; our press office has done a better job describing it than I could do.

Right now, I am in Paris, attending a meeting of the Planck Surveyor Satellite High Frequency Instrument Core Team, doing my meager bit planning for what we’ll actually do once the data starts flowing in a year or so. Also, enjoying as much French wine and food as I can manage in about 48 hours.