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George Ryall

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Curriculum Vitae

  • Education:

    Wood Green School, Witney (2000-2007), University of Oxford (2007-2010), and UCL (2011-2012)

  • Qualifications:

    BA in Physics, MSc in Astrophysics

  • Current Job:

    Developing a cloud

  • Employer:

    The Science and Technology Facilities Council (https://www.stfc.ac.uk/3060.aspx)

  • Favourite thing to do in my job: I really enjoy travelling to new places and meeting new people and hearing about the work they do,

  • My work

    Developing computer systems to handle large quantities of science data

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    I work in the Scientific Computing Department (http://www.stfc.ac.uk/scd/)  at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, part of the STFC. The team I work with maintain systems to store and process the vast amounts of data generated by the Large Hadron collider at CERN.

    I’m personally working to develop a Cloud system to run virtual machines. I am also involved in the running of the trade union at the lab and take part in a number of outreach activities – encouraging the public (particularly younger people) to engage with science & engineering.

  • What I'd do with the prize money

    Raspberry Pis & Arduinos

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    I’d buy raspberry pies and Arduinos and use them to help me and others from by department to teach the public about computer coding and electronics.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Geeky Musical Curious

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Not really, I was a little bit of a teacher pet. I overslept a few times.

      If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

      I think Engineering looks like a really interesting career

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      I like a lot of different genres of music. Lately I’ve been listening to First Aid Kit a lot

      What's your favourite food?

      Spaghetti Carbonara

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      I recently travelled to Hong Kong from my local Train station, entirely by train.

      Tell us a joke.

      Heisenberg was driving along the Autobahn when he was pulled over by a police officer. The Police officer asked him “do you know how fast you were going”, he replied: “No, but I know exactly where I was!”

  • My profile link:
    https://ias.im/u.61610

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