Profile

George Ryall
so many questions!
Curriculum Vitae
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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)
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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,
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My Work: Developing computer systems to handle large quantities of science data
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Read more
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.
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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.
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My Interview
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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!”
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My profile link:
https://ias.im/u.61610
My Comments
How would you describe yourself in an other 2words (1 comments)