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: pgstudies@maths.ucd.ie