Profile
Letizia Protopapa
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About Me:
I’m originally from Italy, but I moved to the UK 9 years ago for my studies, then started working here. Now I live in Swindon, and I work as Research Software Engineer. I like hiking and dancing ballroom/salsa/latin!
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My pronouns are:
She/her
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My Work:
I work as Mathematical Research Software Engineer at STFC (Science and Technology Research Council). I’m based in Harwell Campus, in Oxfordshire. I work on improving software for imaging and for analysing scientific data!
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Education:
I attended high school in Italy, in a small town in Puglia, in the south of Italy. I moved to the UK when I was 18, to study Mechanical Engineering in Southampton. I then moved to London for an MSc in Human and Biological Robotics.
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Qualifications:
Diploma from high school in Italy.
BEng in Mechanical Engineering.
MSc in Human and Biological Robotics.
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Work History:
After university, I worked for 1 year as graduate data scientist for a private company, but then realised I was missing the scientific world too much so I joined STFC on the scientific computing graduate scheme. As part of this, I did 4 rotations within the Scientific Computing Department, as well as an external placement at Diamond Light Source. At the end of the graduate scheme, I decided to join one of the groups I had already been in, specifically the Computational Mathematics group, where I work as Research Software Engineer.
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Current Job:
Mathematical Research Software Engineer
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Employer:
STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire
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