• Question: Do you use computers a lot in your job?

    Asked by MemeyLlamaLegit48 to Emma, Karla, Shane, Stephen, Yang on 13 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Emma Hanley

      Emma Hanley answered on 13 Nov 2017:

      Yes, I use computers everyday in my PhD. I use computer energy system models to try create different scenarios to investigate what might our energy system look like in the future.

    • Photo: Stephen Rhatigan

      Stephen Rhatigan answered on 13 Nov 2017:

      Yes, my work involves computer simulations so everything I do uses computers. I make computer models of materials which convert sunlight to fuel.
      The calculations I do require a huge amount of computing power… much more than can be provided by a single computer or laptop so from my desktop in my office I can access “supercomputers” in Ireland and Europe.

    • Photo: Karla Dussan

      Karla Dussan answered on 14 Nov 2017:

      Yes. I use numerical computing tools and process design software to simulate chemical reactions, how fast they occur, what certain reactants selectively produce under different conditions, and how materials move and transfer energy inside of reactors.

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