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  • Viswanath Vittaladevaram

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Shipra Nagar

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  • Sheila Castilho

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    I’m a geek for technology

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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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  • Rinki Singh

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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 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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  • Min Yap

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    I’m Min, originally from Singapore, now working on better understand the bacteria that spoils our foods or makes us ill when we consume contaminated foods. I love going on walks, runs, cooking/baking and watching sports.

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    what bacterias make people feel really sick

  • Minu Masliha

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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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  • 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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  • Mark Germaine

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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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  • Khurram Hashmi

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  • Kata Szita

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  • Jose Cortes

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    Hi all! I’m currently a researcher in electronic design for medical applications. I love traveling and I’m a big fan of space travel and science fiction.

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  • James Sweeney

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  • James Brown

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    I’m an Australian living in Ireland, who loves AFL and science fiction.

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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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  • Ifeolutembi Fashina

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  • Georgiana Ifrim

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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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  • Eleanor Windle

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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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  • Dimitra Psychogiou

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Aon Safdar

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  • Andrew Butterfield

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    I live with my partner, two kids and one large dog in Dublin. I teach and do research in Computer Science during the week, and go Orienteering at the weekends.

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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.

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