Shane Whyte
Student
Athlone
Summary
Highly motivated Fourth-year theoretical physics student with an exceptional 1:1 average grade. Passionate about pursuing a career as a researcher. Demonstrates effective collaboration skills and contributes to innovative project development.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Scholarship
CERN
07.2024 - 09.2024
- First University of Galway student to be awarded a two month undergraduate summer research position at CERN
- Worked with researchers at CERN to develop temperature sensors for the ATLAS project
- Attended a month long lecture series on cutting edge & historical research into theoretical and experimental particle physics
Sales Assistant
Pat Mc Donnell Paints
07.2021 - Current
- Offered concise and practical technical advice on products such as product specs and price
- Maintaining machinery and software systems
Education
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Physics with Theoretical physics Hons
University of Galway
Galway, Ireland 01.2021 - 01.2025
Leaving Certificate -
Athlone Community College
Athlone 01.2019 - 01.2021
Skills
- Problem solving: Advanced analytical skills cultivated through coursework, research projects, and solving complex theoretical problems
- Communication: Experience gained through oral presentations throughout university and collaborating within diverse research teams
- IT: Proficient in LaTeX, word, excel and numerical tasks involving python Completed over 40 university assignments using python to compute and plot data
- Teamwork: Excellent interpersonal skills suited to working well in teams Also has a strong initiative to seek out opportunities, demonstrated through team projects mentioned
Certification
Alive Volunteering Award
Accomplishments
- Cansat Regional winner & All-Ireland Finalist 2020
- BT Young scientist finalist 2020
- John Hooper Medal for statistics All-Ireland winner & entrant to European competition 2020
- Vice Auditor for University of Galway chess society (2023/2024)
References
Referees
Bryan Mulledy, Manager
Pat McDonnell Paints
Athlone, Monksland Business Park
Co. Westmeath, N37 F3F9
Phone: 090 644 4900
Email: bmulledy@patmcdonnellpaints.ie
Timeline
Research Scholarship
CERN
07.2024 - 09.2024
Alive Volunteering Award
04-2024
Sales Assistant
Pat Mc Donnell Paints
07.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Physics with Theoretical physics Hons
University of Galway
01.2021 - 01.2025
Leaving Certificate -
Athlone Community College
01.2019 - 01.2021
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