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  • Valeria Nico

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    I live in Limerick city with my husband and I work as a lecturer in the School of Engineering in the University of Limerick.

    I love playing sport and go for drives on the west coast of Ireland!

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  • Vaishnavi Honavar

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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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  • 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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  • Siva Periasamy

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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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  • Rosemary Josekutty Thomas

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    I’m a real-world dreamer.

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  • Roger Preston

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  • Nouman Ghafoor

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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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  • Niamh Disney

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    I’m a chemistry researcher from 9 – 5 but I love getting home to cook new dishes, watch my favourite minimal-living youtubers, and go for a run in the evening to reset and clear my mind of the day’s events. At the weekends I go hiking and do book clubs with my friends and visit my family as often as possible.

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  • Minu Masliha

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  • Mike Simms

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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

  • Martin O'Connell

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  • Mark Germaine

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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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  • Maeve Upton

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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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  • Laura Foley

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  • Kamran Mir

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    With over 10 years of experience in EdTech research and training, I am passionate about enhancing the quality and accessibility of online education. I have received multiple international and national awards and fellowships for my innovative and best practices in open and distance learning. I have also published more than 20 research papers in various journals and conferences. My current project focuses on mapping learning analytics with learning designs to improve student outcomes and retention.

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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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  • Jaine Blayney

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    I love to uncover patterns in everyday life from flower petal structure to kitchen tiles

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  • Inés Có Rives

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    I am a Spanish PhD student researcher living in Cork. I love traveling 🌍, dancing ballet 🩰 and I am a bit of a bookworm (I absolutely adore Harry Potter) 📖.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Conor Ryan

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    I enjoy finding out about how things work and why people solve problems the way they do.

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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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  • Brendan Mullane

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

  • 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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  • Benjamin Thébaudeau

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  • Ben Bond

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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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  • 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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  • Andrew Connolly

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  • Ali Shayegh

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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.

  • 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.

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

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