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  • Valentine Turpin

    About Me:

    I’m a French neuroscientist 🇫🇷🧠 living in Cork, Ireland for 2 years (already?) with my partner who’s also a neuroscientist, French and to confirm the cliché a great cook. I’m a sweet tooth 🧁, I do a lot of yoga 🧘🏻‍♀️, I read English and French books 📖, and I dance to music from the 80s 🎵

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  • Swati Mukherjee

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    I’m a PhD researcher studying how to create tiny materials that are invisible to the naked eye but can change the way surfaces behave. By using special techniques, I grow these materials one layer at a time to develop cool structures that can send information using laser light. This work is at the cutting edge of science, combining light and electronics to revolutionize communication technology!

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  • Somayyeh Bozorgzadeh

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  • Somali Dhal

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    I am an international PhD student at UCC. I moved to Cork in May 2024. I love exploring new places and trying out new food/ dishes. I love fish and chips!

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  • Smita Patil

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    I live in Dublin with my husband and 2 year old daughter. I work as a postdoctoral researcher in RCSI Dublin. I love photography and travelling.

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  • Siva Periasamy

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  • Sarah Smoni Varghese

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    Hello! I am originally from Kerala, which is in south India. I moved to Dublin in 2018 and have been loving my time in Dublin so far! I love swimming and try to go for sea swims too!

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  • Sampreet Rangaswamy

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    I am a researcher at Dublin City University. I love experimenting, singing, and traveling.

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  • Roisin Jones

    About Me:

    I’m an Irish chemistry researcher, currently working for a pharmaceutical company called Thermo Fisher Scientific.

    Status: Splitting my time between working from home and working in the lab, and making increasingly elaborate meal plans!

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    how do bubbles melt

  • Roger Preston

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  • Rocco Lupoi

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    I am a friendly individual, with a wife and two kids. I like sports, in particular football, cycling and rugby. I am a mechanical engineer, and a fun of the lord of the rings, Batman, go-karting and hard-rock music

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  • Rinki Singh

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  • Norma Bargary

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    I am from Tipperary but live in Limerick with my husband and two daughters. I love sports, especially hurling, but can’t sing a note.

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  • Nicole Todd

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  • Mike Hinchey

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    I’m a software engineer, who has worked in the space industry (for NASA) and in universities in Ireland, USA, Australia and Sweden. Everyone assumes I love science fiction, which I don’t – except Red Dwarf, but that’s more comedy than sci-fi. One of my former students co-wrote the highest earning song of all time. Can you figure out what it is?

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  • Mike Hayes

    About Me:

    I work in Tyndall UCC, an electronics research centre. My team develops tiny wireless power devices that use light, heat or vibration that enable us to replace batteries in wireless sensors. I am a big sports fan of golf, pitch and putt and tennis (which I play badly) and hurling (which I admire)! I’m also a trekkie.

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  • Michael Nolan

    About Me:

    I am lucky to be a scientist and do the work that excites me – I find and show how to make new materials for future electronic devices like smartphones. I am also lucky to be able to help others in their journey to being scientists. And I get paid for it!

    Status: We are keeping the science going during this time

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    What are jobs you can do experiments with and lab work for

  • Megan Stamp

    About Me:

    I now live in Edinburgh, but I was born and raised in Dublin. During the day I can be found doing an Ecology PhD, but the rest of the time I like to do Jiu Jitsu 🥋, go for walks ⛰, bake 🍰, and go on mini-cycling adventures 🚵‍♂️.

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  • Martin O'Connell

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  • Marina Rubini

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    I live in Dublin with my husband and my two cats. I am a chemical biologist researcher and lecturer who loves to hike in the weekends. I love being outdoor, singing, and learning foreign languages.

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  • Maria Giovanna Caruso

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    I’m from Sicily, a sunny Italian island ☀️. I moved to Ireland in 2020 where I live with my partner ❤️ . I like cooking🍕 and spending time with my friends 🤸‍♂️

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    Latest Question:
    If you could have chosen another career in science what would it be and why?

  • Maja Popovic

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    I love maths, languages and music. I hate getting up early.

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  • Maeve Upton

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  • Madhusanka Liyanage

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    Traveller, Photographer, and Foodie…

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  • Khurram Hashmi

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  • Kata Szita

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  • Jill O'Sullivan

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    I’m a PhD student in Cork based in UCC. In my spare time I love to bake, listen to music and meet up with friends.

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  • James Sweeney

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  • Ibnu Taufan

    About Me:

    I am a PhD student at University of Limerick. I love Math and Physics. In my free time, I like doing sports such as football, volleyball, and badminton.

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    What successes have you achieved so far?

  • Harish Kambampati

    About Me:

    I’m Dr. Harish Kambampati, a Neuroscientist and Biomedical Engineer with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Specializing in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs).

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    Are there common misconceptions about your area of research that you wish more people understood?

  • Georgiana Ifrim

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  • Erika Duriakova

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    I am a mum, an animal lover and a computer scientist.

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  • Dimitra Psychogiou

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  • Daisy Das

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  • Cyrille Thinnes

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    I am a scientist working in Digital Health at the University of Galway. I love hiking and learning Irish.

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    what country is the most eco friendly??

  • Claire Boles

    About Me:

    I am based in Dublin but originally I’m from Co.Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. While becoming a Chemical and Bioprocess Engineer I played International rugby with Ireland and went to the Paris 2024 Olympic games. I really enjoy baking and going home to the farm.

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  • Cian Connolly

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    Mechanical Engineer living in Cork (Ireland).
    Enjoys Squash, Skiing and Lego.

    (a Mechanical Engineer works on real things that you can hold and touch)

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  • Brian McGuinness

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  • Brendan Mullane

    About Me:

    I live in County Limerick with my family and by day I am an Electronic Engineer doing teaching and research. I used to really love scuba diving when I was younger, but now I like swimming and playing golf occasionally.

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    Latest Question:
    Are there common misconceptions about your area of research that you wish more people understood?

  • Ben Bond

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  • Badal Mondal

    About Me:

    I am a materials science researcher at the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland. I love learning cool facts about life and science. I enjoy cooking, walking in nature, meeting friends, and reading books.

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  • Arman Azizi

    About Me:

    I am a researcher in the field of Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Mathematics.

    I’m really into math because it’s like a big puzzle waiting to be solved. Math isn’t just about numbers and formulas; it’s actually a way of understanding the world around us. Think about how we use math for everything from building skyscrapers to figuring out how fast a car is moving or even understanding the patterns in nature! For me, solving math problems is like going on a little adventure. You start with a question, use a bit of creativity, and then, with some logic, you find the answer.

     

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  • Aqeel Kazmi

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  • Aparna Nayak

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  • Andrew Connolly

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  • Alice Parkes

    About Me:

    Hi! My name is Alice and I’m from Limerick. I’m a PhD student carrying out research in pharmaceuticals. I love sports, travelling and going to watch live music with my friends.

     

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  • Alessandra Mileo

    About Me:

    I am Italian. I am a proud mum. Ah, and I would have probably been a rock singer if I didn’t become a scientist 🙂

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    Have you ever tried work on a cure for cancer.

  • Ahmed Zahran

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    I live in Cork with my lovely wife and two sons.

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    Latest Question:
    Have you ever tried work on a cure for cancer.

  • Abhinav Gautam

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  • Aasifa Rounak

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    I am a mechanical engineer by training and I like to study the beautiful chaos theory to understand why plucking the string of a guitar causes a pleasant sound or if a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can really cause a tornado in Texas! I also love playing chess, watch Harry Potter and travelling.

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    Latest Question:
    Was being a scientist the first job you wanted to do?

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