Simon Hooks is a student currently taking a gap year to travel the world before university. He studied at Bay House School in Gosport, UK. He achieved 10 GCSEs at Bay House School (9 A*s and 1 A), then went on to gain 4 A Levels (Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Computing) at the Sixth Form (4 As). When he comes back, he will start a 4 year MSci in Physics at Imperial College, London.

As well as finding Physics an amazing subject, he really enjoys acting and public speaking, which he does as often as he can, fencing, playing the clarinet and playing the piano. These are just a few of the things he likes doing, he doesn't like sitting around so he keeps himself busy by doing loads of things!

His top dream in life would be an astronaut, and perhaps visits the ISS or Mars. But at the moment, he is unsure what career he wants to pursue.

At the moment, he is creating a website dedicated to gap year students. He will also be keeping a record of his gap year travels on this site. This website is: http://www.stayforaday.com and you can find out more about him there.

Published Answers

All answers by Simon Hooks published at PhysLink.com up to date are listed here:

1. What is a Higgs Particle?
   
   
2. How was the mass of a proton determined?
   
   
3. How can I make an electrical battery at home?
   
   
4. What are 'neutrino oscillations'?
   
   
5. What is the Schrodinger equation, and how is it used?
   
   
6. Given the First Law of Thermodynamics: that you can't get something from nothing. Where did all the stuff in the universe come from and how is it still a law if it was once broken?
   
   
7. What are Free Radicals?
   
   
8. Does gravity have a speed?
   
   
9. What is heavy water?
   
   
10. What is correct: To mention temperature in deg K (°K) or in just K?
    
    
11. Why can't we put our hands through a table? (Does it have to do with density and/or matter?)