Very proud to have an article published in The Conversation about today's #SolarEclipse2024 and how eclipses relate to the study of exoplanets. theconversation.com/eclipses-arent…

Also today, I did a radio interview with RTÉ DriveTime, talking about the eclipse. The segment starts at 2:08:40 rte.ie/radio/radio1/d…

A lot of problems in the world at the moment come down to people expecting the explanation they were given at fifteen to fully explain reality. In my field a similar effect occurs with Newtonian mechanics: it's a good starting point, but eventually you need the rest of physics.

Automated simulation of large numbers of MKIDs is possible thanks to the work presented in this new paper with colleagues at Maynooth University Physics and DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi.org/10.1007/s10909…

Aurora over Courtown right now. Entire Northern half of the sky is lit up like a Christmas tree.

Some of these are not huge markets, but Japan stands out as a gaming market that one should probably not concede lightly.

link.springer.com/article/10.100… Recent publication with the MKIDs group at DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics Maynooth University Physics DCUPhysics

Reading a bunch of papers at the moment. Pet peeve discovered: Abstracts where it takes several reads to work out what the authors actually did. A lot of time seems to be wasted on context Big fan of the first sentence of the abstract being a 10-15 word summary of the main point

Somewhat less fancy dress than my last graduation, but this was a useful course.

My latest article in The Conversation answers questions about the why and how of eclipses. theconversation.com/a-ring-of-fire… via The Conversation

I'll be giving a talk this Saturday at 1pm in Explorium Ireland for Space Week, talking about Aliens and how to find them. It's targeted at schoolkids and a general audience, so it should be fun and accessible. Corrected the time in the post. explorium.ie/space-week/

🎉 On #WorldTeachersDay, we launch our Pre-Election Call: "Zero Precarity, Full Potential." 📢 Download the report & see how election candidates can support HigherEd staff & students by signing the #IFUTPledge.👇 🔗 tinyurl.com/ZeroPGE #ZeroPrecarity #WorldTeachersDay

I really like this. You can clearly see the annual and semi-annual exams in there, and some smaller peaks which probably relate to semesters or other sure recurring patterns in education.

Exoplanet Roundtable in XG20 Dublin City University from 19:00 20th Nov. Our panel of experts will talk about their work, and answer/discuss your questions about worlds outside our solar system. eventbrite.ie/e/star-guide-p… Come join me for that next week! DCUPhysics Centre for Astrophysics and Relativity

I'll be hosting this event next week. Looking forward to it.

Recieving my award from EIT Deep Tech Talent for an upcoming micro-credential in "Being Quantum Ready" at #deeptechskillsdays2024 This course will be delivered online in 2025 in partnership between Dublin City University Irish Centre for High-End Computing Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway Digital Technology Skills Equal1.labs Intel

Two unrelated photos, from a couple of days ago. Might see y'all around.

Star Guide: Exoplanet Roundtable I'm looking forward to hosting this upcoming event tomorrow evening, Wednesday 20th November at 19:00 in Room XG20, Lonsdale Building, Dublin City University. Please sign up for the event at eventbrite at this link. eventbrite.ie/e/star-guide-p…

On 10 April 2025 Nobel Laureate, Professor Reinhard Genzel, will deliver a public lecture in Royal Irish Academy on 'Galaxies and black holes: a 40-year journey'. Book your tickets now: tickettailor.com/events/royalir… Astronomical Society of Ireland @Oisín Creaner Oisín Creaner

I'm looking forward to delivering this course with partners Irish Centre for High-End Computing Digital Technology Skills, @intel_IRL and Equal1. I'm at the launch of Quantum Ireland for #WorldQuantumDay and it's a very exciting time to get involved. With thanks to EIT Deep Tech Talent for funding for this program.