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Brian Corbett

Curriculum Vitae

  • Employer:

    Tyndall National Institute which is part of University College Cork

    • About Me: I am a father of a son and daughter and like science and sports

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      I like all aspects of science – so it is great that it is also my day job. At weekends I like to walk with my wife in the forests and mountains.

    • My Work: I am a research scientist. I am the leader of a team of 20 people from 8 countries. Half of the team are PhD students. Our team engineers light emitting devices.

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      I am a research scientist at Tyndall national institute. It is an amazing place for high-tech making devices that are used every day. For example we develop lasers for sending signals over the internet. We build very small LEDs that can be used for very efficient displays such as TVs, mobile phones or for the metaverse (Oculus rift for example)

    • My Typical Day: I cycle to and from work and get going on planning the activities, meeting with the engineers to discuss the work and the results.

    • What I'd do with the money: Build demonstration devices to show how important light is

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      Id like to help people appreciate the properties of light and how it can benefit us. We use light from lasers every day when we are on the internet. The lasers are made from atoms in the periodic table. They are in the form of crystals where every atom is aligned. The crystals are designed and made by humans – they are not found in nature. Depending on the design of the atoms these crystals and be used to generate all colours of light in the visible and infrared and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum.

    • My Interview

      • What's the best thing you've done in your career?

        Help the students to graduate

        What or who inspired you to follow your career?

        The lecturer at college

        What was your favourite subject at school?

        Science

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        I did not know

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        Rarely

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        Builder

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Mott the Hoople

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