Profile
Melusine Pigeon
Curriculum Vitae
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Education:
INPT (Polytechnic national school of Toulouse), ENAC (national school of civil aviation)
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Qualifications:
I have a PhD in electromagnetics and before that a Master in electronics
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Work History:
I have been a post-doctoral researcher but alos worked as an engineer in industry. I was also the Chief Technical Officer of a Start-up before going back to research.
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Current Job:
Senior researcher
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Employer:
Tyndall National Institute
https://www.tyndall.ie/
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About Me: I am a passionate researcher who is always up for a challenge.
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I currently live in Cork, Ireland, but I am originally from France, from the city of Saint-Etienne. It is not the first time that I have the possibility to work abroad and it is a huge advantage of being a researcher. You can work anywhere. My pronouns are she/her 🙂
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My Work: I design antenna for device to enable them to communicate without wire. Lately I have designed bespoken antenna for medical devices.
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I design antenna, which consists of applying very fundamental physic to real objects.
An antenna is a component which allows to convert the electricity in electromagnetic fields and vice versa. The electromagnetic field can carry information and energy. It is invisible and “travel” through air but also through material. An electromagnetic field is actually not stopped by buildings or water. But the power of this field is not infinite and it diminishes with distance or material properties. My work consists then in designing the best antenna possible for a given distance to reach or size of the device.
In conclusion, it is very about knowing your fundamentals but also about 3D drawing in a dedicated software 🙂
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My Typical Day: My typical day lately is different than before the pandemic. I am remotely working meaning that I work from home. I have a dedicated office space in my flat. I have a laptop with which I can do zoom (virtual) meetings with my colleagues. But I can also pilot my desktop computer which is still in the research center from my laptop. Thanks to this I can do electromagnetic simulations on my desktop computer while being at home.
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What I'd do with the money: If I win I will buy little bits kit to keep showing the wonders of electronics to a general audience.
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I have discovered the “Little bits” kit while doing outreach here in Cork during the Science week last year.
The little bits kit is composed of different electronic bricks which allow us to demonstrate in a very playful way how electronics circuit are working. In addition, the kit could include a wireless communication component which is perfect for me to explain what is an antenna and how wireless communication are working.
So if I win I will definitely invest the money in one of these kits.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Master Invisible Field
What's the best thing you've done in your career?
Participate at the CES in Las Vegas
What or who inspired you to follow your career?
My grandpa who taught me we can learn all life long
What was your favourite subject at school?
Science
What did you want to be after you left school?
Clock maker
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Archeologist
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Bastille
What's your favourite food?
Tartiflette
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Abseiling in a waterfall in the Reunion island
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Be immune to the Covid, Being able to teleport myself, Mastering Telekinesy.
Tell us a joke.
There are 2 egss in a pan, the first egg says: "Hi", and the other egg replies in shock "OMG! You know how to talk!"
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