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  • Umesh Lowe

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    I’m currently living in Dublin, doing my PhD studies at University College Dublin. I’m a sports enthusiast and love playing football, cricket, baseball, and badminton.

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  • Tommy Murphy

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    I live in Cork and am a PhD student in Tyndall National Institute where I research photonics, which is the study of light. I suppose my main hobbies would be soccer and video games.

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  • Tianhao Zhang

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    I am a Ph.D. student at Trinity College Dublin, majoring in Computer Science. My research focuses on placement in edge computing. I am also passionate about photography, travelling, and football.

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  • Tammy Strickland

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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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  • 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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  • Sheila Castilho

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    I’m a geek for technology

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  • Shane O'Reilly

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    I live in Kildare and am a lecturer and research scientist at Technological University Dublin

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  • Sanaz Rasti

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  • Rebecca Nkiruka Ndukwe

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  • Pawel Rulikowski

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    I live with my family in Dublin. I enjoy “finding out” fascinating facts of life and science. I love nature walks, meeting with friends and reading. My passion is telling others about wonders of our world.

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  • Nicole Todd

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  • Niamh Gurrin

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  • Monica Cazzaniga

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    Hi! I’m from Italy and I’m doing my PhD in microbiology in Ireland. I love nature, running and singing in the university gospel choir. My favourite food is of course pizza!

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  • Mike Simms

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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

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    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

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    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

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    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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  • Mariagrazia Proto

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    I live in Co. Clare with my husband and I am a researcher at the University of Limerick. I love music, I love singing, I love nature (long walks in the forest and long swims in the Mediterranean Sea), and travel (if I could I would take a flight every weekend)!

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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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    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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  • Kata Szita

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  • Joan ALABOSON

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    I live in Maynooth and get to work as a health researcher every day. Some days I teach at the university and work at a charity that helps parents make the right health choices for their children. For fun, I love to ride my bike and bake cakes from scratch.

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  • James Sweeney

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  • Hannah Currivan

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    Bubbly, smiley space scientist/engineer. Who likes doing public outreach in her spare time!!!!
    Tweets by AstroHMFC

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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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  • Emma Govan

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    I’m from Donegal but live in Maynooth. I’m a PhD student and I work on statistics. I love football and music and science!

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  • Elisabeth O'Flaherty

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    I live in Cork City where I work as a researcher 👩🏻‍🔬 In my spare time I love baking, yoga and sea swims 🌊🧘‍♀️

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  • Katya Koroteeva

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    I am a physicist who I moved to Dublin few years ago.

    I love travelling, hiking and playing ultimate frisbee

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  • Eadaoin Carthy

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  • Dmitrii Briantcev

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  • Diarmuid Kenny

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    In my day job I look at different proteins and how they are affected when you take a drug using a machine called a mass spectrometer. When not looking at proteins, I do a from of martials arts called Tang Soo Do, I make model airplanes and I am a avid boardgamer

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  • David Kinahan

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    I’m from Kildare originally but live in Dublin. I love the gym and reading books. I recently bought a PS5 and have started to get back into gaming! I’m currently playing Uncharted 3 and Helldivers 2.

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  • Dasun Lahiru Muthumala Jayasooriya

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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

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    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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  • Brian McDonnell

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    I live with my partner and 3 year old son in Carrigaline, Co. Cork. I work in University College Cork, love movies and play badminton in my spare time.

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  • Bhagyabati Moharana

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    I live in Athlone. I’m a Virtual Reality researcher. I love Headsets and Gaming. Lets connect if you want want to know more about VR

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  • Ben Bond

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  • Ayesha Sharif

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    I am a researcher based in University of Galway. I am a physicist and material scientist. I do research on things, how they can be improved, find solution to problems and perform experiments to solve things.

    I look forward to meeting you all through this chat platform. 🙂

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

  • Arman Azizi

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    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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  • Arlene Bonner

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    My name’s Arlene and I’m from the beautiful Co. Donegal. When I’m not working in the lab, I  enjoy swimming, eating out and spending time with my friends.

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  • Aparna Nayak

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  • Aon Safdar

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  • Alessandra Mileo

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    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.

  • Aisling Rehill

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  • Ahmed Zahran

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

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    Have you ever tried work on a cure for cancer.

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