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Meteorology and Climate Careers
How did I get here?
• Mechanical Engineering, UCD (not maths!)
• Design Engineer, Italy, USA
• PhD, Computational Fluid Dynamics, TCD
• Trainee Patent Attorney, Dublin
• Post-doc, climate change, Met Eireann
• Post-doc, wind energy forecasting, UCD
• Applied & Computational Mathematics Lecturer
How do you get there?
• pathways: courses, electives, PG course, research
• Popular electives:Intro. to meteorology, Foundations of climate science
• BSc in Climate and Earth System Science
• MSc in Meteorology and Climate
• Strong mathematical skill are essential in meteorology
• Check out the UCD Meteorology & Climate Centresite: http://mathsci.ucd.ie/met/mcc-home.html
Where can you go?
• Where can’t you go!
• National Meteorological and Environmental agencies
• Met Eireann, EPA, OPW, Marine institute
• Broadcast and private meteorological companies
• RTE, WeatherNet, MeteoGroup, AccuWeather, WilkinsWeather Technologies
• Insurance companies, risk analysts, finance
• Risk management solutions, Susquehanna InternationalGroup of Companies (SIG)
• salaries: good to immoral!
• testimonials, where they work now,
Questions?
UCD School of Mathematical Sciences
Prospective Postgraduate Open EveningActuarial Science! Mathematics Applied MathematicsMeteorology & Climate Science Statistics!Simulation Science
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 6pm - 7.30pm
Physics Common Room1st Floor Science Centre North
University College Dublin
6:00! Welcome by Dr Patrick Murphy!! ! !! ! (Head of School)
6:10! An overview of taught programmes ! !! ! available in the Mathematical Sciences
•Mathematics•Statistics •Actuarial Science •Applied & Computational Mathematics
6:50! Research opportunities in the ! ! Mathematical Sciences
7:00! Refreshments and informal ! ! discussions with staff and current students
7:30! Close
Tel: 01-716 2560 Email: [email protected]