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  • Umesh Lowe

    About Me:

    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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  • 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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  • Siobhán Power

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    I’m from Galway but live in Dublin. I’ve lived and worked in other parts of the world because of geology. I recently returned to Irish dancing after a 30 year break.

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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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  • Saurabh Kharwar

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  • Sam Green

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    I am living in Sydney, Australia with my Australian partner but I’m originally from Waterford. I’m currently working as a software engineer in a climate change research centre but I used to be an Astrophysicist doing research in Dublin.

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  • Rosie Giglia

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    I am from the United States, but have been living in Dublin for 8 years. Outside of the lab, I like to swim in the sea, play water polo, make clothes, and cook!

     

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  • Roisin Jones

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    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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  • 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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  • Nouman Ghafoor

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  • Nicole Todd

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  • Niamh Gurrin

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  • Minu Masliha

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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

    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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  • 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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  • Luke Molloy

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    I am a dad who lives in Athlone. I am a Civil Design Engineer who loves exercise and going sight seeing, especially hills, caves and coastlines. my favourite food is ice cream!

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  • Khurram Hashmi

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  • Kata Szita

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  • Ibnu Taufan

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    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?

  • Hannah Currivan

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    Bubbly, smiley space scientist/engineer. Who likes doing public outreach in her spare time!!!!
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  • 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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  • Eleanor Windle

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  • Eadaoin Carthy

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  • Dmitrii Briantcev

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  • Dimitra Psychogiou

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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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  • Dasun Lahiru Muthumala Jayasooriya

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  • Danielle Orrell

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    My name is Danielle, I am a marine biologist that lives in West Cork.  I enjoy SCUBA diving, running and taking my greyhound Sadie for walks.

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  • Daisy Das

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  • Carlota Márquez Graña

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    I am a Spaniard who came to Cork 10 years ago to finish my Masters. Before I studied Industrial Engineering, specialised in Product Design and Manufacturing in Spain. It was amazing to be able to see the world with other perspective!

    Since I moved to Ireland, I have worked as a lecturer in the university. as a researcher, and doing other jobs in companies. I am working now as a project manager for research, and I love it!

    I love movies and music, I spend my weekend going into nature and taking pictures, and I love coffee and fruit!

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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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  • Bianca Castelli

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    Hi, this is Bianca! I’m originally from Milan, Italy, but I have been in Ireland for four years now! I am doing my research in the University of Galway and I specialise in diseases that affect the brain, specifically multiple sclerosis. I have too many hobbies but my favories are definitely cooking and aerial classes.

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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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  • Badal Mondal

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    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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  • Aqeel Kazmi

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  • Aon Safdar

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  • Aoibhinn Downes

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    I am a PhD student in UCD 👩‍🔬. Outside of that I play social tag rugby and am currently training for a half marathon 🏃‍♀️. I love watching greys anatomy and the vampire diaries.

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  • Ann Chen

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

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