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Lea Duran

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  • Education:

    The Sorbonne University

  • Qualifications:

    a Master, a PhD

  • Work History:

    in Kenya in a company, in Paris at the Sorbonne, in Normandy at the univeristy

  • Current Job:

    Researcher in Trinity College

  • About Me

    I am Lea, I love to dance and to draw. I am also a scientist fascinated with water.

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    I am French, I came to live in Ireland four years ago. I live in Dublin with my boyfriend. I do modern jazz dance and life drawing. I love to hike, my favourite place in Ireland is Donegal. I work at Trinity College. My pronouns are she/her.

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    Water can be stored and can move in very different ways underground.

    One way is a bit like water in a sponge : the rock is like sand, and water is contained in the little spaces between the grains. When the rock contains water, it is called an aquifer (aqua is water in greek).

    The other is completely different : the rock (limestone) is dissolved across thousands of years by the water, and it create big caves (like the one our prehistorical ancestors used to live in). The water moves in this big caves very fast, like undergound rivers. There are called karst. And I study them quite a lot : I go on field and do caving or speleology, going deep underground. And I create models of them with my computer.

     

  • My Typical Day

    On a field day, I leave very earlier to drive all across Ireland to go on the West coast. I take measurements in rivers and spring, I walk around to survey the land (taking GPS coordinates for example). I take pictures and water samples. Sometimes I go in caves, but not alone because it is a bit dangerous. But most days I stay in the office, and I create in 3 dimensions models of what I saw on field, but in my computer.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      optimistic, curious, lively

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      I didn't know!

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      No I was shy

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Christine and the Queens

      What's your favourite food?

      Paella

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      I've swum with wild dolphins

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      Stay happy, keep on dancing, and stay a researcher

      Tell us a joke.

      How do you call a deer with no eyes? No i-dea!

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