Profile
Chris Werner
My CV
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Education:
Sandford Park School, Ranelagh 2003-2009, TCD 2009-2013, University College London 2013-14, UCD 2015-16
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Qualifications:
BA Natural Sciences TCD, MSc Geophysical Hazards University College London, MSc Climate Change UCD
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Work History:
Irish Centre for High End Computing, Risk Management Solutions
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Current Job:
Computational Scientist
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About Me
Easy going, really into science fiction and always up for a bit of an adventure!
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My current work is focused on producing climate datasets for researchers, public sectors and industries to use and understand the impacts of climate change in Ireland and how best to mitigate its effects. This involves a lot of coding, and occasionally presenting the information to interested parties.
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My Typical Day
Plenty of coding, plenty of problem solving, plenty of coffee!!
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A typical working day for me can be varied. It mostly is focused on my own research project, so that involves working and writing code scripts on ICHEC’s supercomputer, then working on the results. If not that, then I am either preparing presentations for teaching purposes, leading sessions on machine learning or drinking coffee!
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What I'd do with the prize money
I'd most likely use is to help boost ICHEC's outreach, making people more aware of the work that we do!
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Enthusiastic, diligent, quirky
What did you want to be after you left school?
Either an astrophysicist or a geologist. I settled on geology for college as I was told it rocked!
Were you ever in trouble at school?
No, I was a good student. I had the odd smart comment though which even the teachers appreciated!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I'm more into soundtracks, like Lord of the Rings, Hans Zimmer and so on, but if I were to choose a band... Coldplay
What's your favourite food?
Thai food. Nice and spicy!
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Go to Iceland! Between being lowered into an extinct volcano and hiking across glaciers,
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
publish my science and science fiction books (still working on them!), go on a worldwide 1000 things to see tour, and be super fit!
Tell us a joke.
Don't mind us geologists, all our faults are stress related!
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