With supportive lecturers, that you would easily call friends, I quickly found that Experimental Physics was the field for me. I eagerly looked forward to getting my hands dirty in the well equipped experimental labs.

After four years in UCD's explosively social campus and an MSc in High Performance Computers at Trinity College Dublin, I travelled and explored the world for eighteen months. Returning to turn down a job as an Advanced Warhead Technician, I instead joined ESB Independent Energy. Here, I learnt both business structure and project management skills before my original interest in physics lead me to Met Éireann in 2006.

Following very a pleasant return to UCD for an MSc in Meteorology, I am now Chief Scientist at Met Éireann's Valentia Observatory. Among other responsibilities, I currently manage Ireland's Ozone, Magnetic and Weather Balloon programmes. Travelling the world on business is always a great bonus!