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Evan Keane

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My CV

  • Education:

    School in Ireland in my home town in Galway, University in Galway (diploma in Irish Language, degree in Physics & Astronomy), then Cambridge (Masters in Maths), then Manchester (PhD in Astrophysics)

  • Qualifications:

    A diploma in Irish Language, a degree in Physics & Astronomy, a masters in Maths, and a PhD in Astrophysics.

  • Work History:

    I worked in Bonn, Germany, then in Melbourne Australia and now I work at Jodrell Bank.

  • Current Job:

    Project Scientist

  • About Me:

    I’m an astrophysicist building the biggest telescope in the world and will use it to search for explosions in space.

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    I live with my wife in Manchester. My pass times are hanging out with my wife, wandering aimlessly on long walks, watching movies and playing basketball.

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    I am an astrophysicist. I work at Jodrell Bank (you might recognise it from BBC’s Stargazing Live TV show). It is in the Cheshire countryside just outside Manchester. I work there ar the world headquarters of a project to build the “Square Kilometre Array” – the biggest telescope in the world. I’m from Ireland, where I went to school and University. But I’ve also lived in the UK (where I went to University, again!), Germany and Australia. It is not uncommon to work in different countries in science jobs.

  • My Typical Day:

    No two days are the same!

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    I don’t have a typical day really! I am sometimes in the office, sometimes heading to the airport to fly to conferences around the world. I have a mix of work on telescope design, presenting at meetings/conferences, astrophysics research (using telescopes around the world, doing maths, trying to figure out weird mysteries in space), helping my students, …

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Friendly human being

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I left school

      What don't you like about your current job?

      Jet lag and weird sleep patterns sometimes

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