Curriculum Vitae
Trinity College Dublin
B.A. Theoretical Physics (1999 - 2004) (First Class Honours)
Trinity College Dublin
MSc High Performance Computing (2003 - 2004)
B.A. Theoretical Physics (1999 - 2004) (First Class Honours)
Trinity College Dublin
MSc High Performance Computing (2003 - 2004)
Institute of Astronomy
University of Cambridge
Ph.D. Numerical Cosmology (2004 - 2008)
Supervisor: Prof. Martin Haehnelt
Research Topic: Numerical Simulations of the Intergalactic Medium
Research Summary: I performed high resolution simulations of the collapse of metal free gas in the early Universe demonstrating the viability of forming direct collapse black holes. The simulations were conducted using the AMR code Enzo. I also compared Enzo with the SPH code Gadget-2 using the flux statistics of the Lyman-alpha forest.
University of Cambridge
Ph.D. Numerical Cosmology (2004 - 2008)
Supervisor: Prof. Martin Haehnelt
Research Topic: Numerical Simulations of the Intergalactic Medium
Research Summary: I performed high resolution simulations of the collapse of metal free gas in the early Universe demonstrating the viability of forming direct collapse black holes. The simulations were conducted using the AMR code Enzo. I also compared Enzo with the SPH code Gadget-2 using the flux statistics of the Lyman-alpha forest.
Intel Labs Europe (October 2008 - December 2010)
Software Engineer
Developed Linux Kernel Drivers for use by Intel's latest acceleration micro-processors with tight integration to the Linux Kernel.
Engaged in research in several innovative projects including;
adaptive street lighting systems and Linux "Fast Boot" development
Software Engineer
Developed Linux Kernel Drivers for use by Intel's latest acceleration micro-processors with tight integration to the Linux Kernel.
Engaged in research in several innovative projects including;
adaptive street lighting systems and Linux "Fast Boot" development
University of Zambia, Lukasa (January 2011 - June 2012)
Department of Computer Studies
Lecturer
Lecturer in courses in Operating Systems, Programming Language Paradigms, Numerical Methods, Computer Architecture, C Programming. System Administrator for the departments suite of Linux PCs
Department of Computer Studies
Lecturer
Lecturer in courses in Operating Systems, Programming Language Paradigms, Numerical Methods, Computer Architecture, C Programming. System Administrator for the departments suite of Linux PCs
Helsinki Institute of Information Technology (HIIT)
Aalto University, Helsinki Finland (August 2012 - April 2013)
Researcher and Software Developer
Researcher in dynamic mapping technology, developing and optimising software for 3D mapping technology.
Aalto University, Helsinki Finland (August 2012 - April 2013)
Researcher and Software Developer
Researcher in dynamic mapping technology, developing and optimising software for 3D mapping technology.
Institute of Astronomy
University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral Researcher (April 2013 - June 2013)
Postdoctoral Researcher in Cosmology.
University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral Researcher (April 2013 - June 2013)
Postdoctoral Researcher in Cosmology.
Division of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
University of Helsinki
Postdoctoral Researcher (July 2013 - September 2015)
Postdoctoral Researcher in Cosmology and in particular the formation mechanisms for the first super massive black holes in the Universe.
University of Helsinki
Postdoctoral Researcher (July 2013 - September 2015)
Postdoctoral Researcher in Cosmology and in particular the formation mechanisms for the first super massive black holes in the Universe.
Institute of Computational Cosmology
Durham University
Postdoctoral Researcher (October 2015 - September 2016)
Current research involves investigating the environments in which SuperMassive Black Hole Seeds may form. Recent work indicates that SMBH seeds may form from the direct collapse of gas in atomically cooled haloes at high redshift. The exact mechanisms which leads to the formation of the seed is currently not known and possibilities include a QuasiStar, a dense star cluster, a remnant massive black from a Pop III star or perhaps something even more exotic.
I also work on the task based highly parallel code SWIFT.
Durham University
Postdoctoral Researcher (October 2015 - September 2016)
Current research involves investigating the environments in which SuperMassive Black Hole Seeds may form. Recent work indicates that SMBH seeds may form from the direct collapse of gas in atomically cooled haloes at high redshift. The exact mechanisms which leads to the formation of the seed is currently not known and possibilities include a QuasiStar, a dense star cluster, a remnant massive black from a Pop III star or perhaps something even more exotic.
I also work on the task based highly parallel code SWIFT.
School of Mathematical Sciences
Dublin City University
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (October 2016 - December 2019)
Dublin City University
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (October 2016 - December 2019)
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Department of Theoretical Physics
Maynooth University Royal Society - SFI University Research Fellow |