Deidre Cleland Email & Phone Number

Christchurch, Nz

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Melbourne, Australia

Academic and technical output:• Continued development of the CSIRO Molecular Quantum Monte Carlo software. • Investigation into data-driven methods applied to quantum chemistry problems. Professional development:• Completed Monash Business School's - Your Leadership Voice.• Currently involved in Homeward Bound 2018-19 (HB3) - a year-long leadership program for women in STEM from all around the world, culminating in a three-week voyage to Antarctica. • Courses on… Show more Academic and technical output:• Continued development of the CSIRO Molecular Quantum Monte Carlo software. • Investigation into data-driven methods applied to quantum chemistry problems. Professional development:• Completed Monash Business School's - Your Leadership Voice.• Currently involved in Homeward Bound 2018-19 (HB3) - a year-long leadership program for women in STEM from all around the world, culminating in a three-week voyage to Antarctica. • Courses on powerful presentations, writing scientific proposals, as well as technical development such as python for scientists, and machine learning. Scientific communication:• Publication in peer reviewed scientific journals. • Presentation at domestic and international conferences. Student supervision:• Funding acquired for a 10-week vacation student. The project was successful, resulting in valuable research output that will contribute to publications.• Project leader and primary supervisor of a Molecular Modelling Assistant. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Academic and technical output:• Development and applications of real-space quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) techniques for performing quantum scale simulations of molecules.• Application of QMC software to simulate the properties of various molecular systems using high-performance supercomputers.Scientific communication:• Publication in peer reviewed scientific journals. • Presentation at domestic and international conferences. Grants received for new projects:•… Show more Academic and technical output:• Development and applications of real-space quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) techniques for performing quantum scale simulations of molecules.• Application of QMC software to simulate the properties of various molecular systems using high-performance supercomputers.Scientific communication:• Publication in peer reviewed scientific journals. • Presentation at domestic and international conferences. Grants received for new projects:• Three eResearch collaboration grants, to develop high-quality visualisations used to improve communication of conceptually difficult ideas. • National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS) grant received for computer time on the national high-performance computing facilities - used for development, testing and application of new QMC methods. Scientific citizenship• Volunteering on the Manufacturing EXPO Organising Committee, Post-Doc Society and the Senior Management Support Team. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Creation of financial reports for external clients. • Dealing with the data pipeline - from importing client data into the data warehouse, via cleaning the data etc, through to presentation both internally and externally, with consideration of data privacy. • Working with IT and finance teams to improve process efficiency, and ensure smooth and timely delivery of projects.• Developing new ways to present data to clients for more effective communication and analysis.

London, United Kingdom

• Creation and maintenance of internal reporting, to provide insight into the progress and current state of the business. • Collaboration with finance, IT, and software development teams to design effective solutions to improve the efficiency of the internal software and technical processes.• Creation of backend SQL code, and integration into the commercial software development pipeline.• Gained insight into commercial software development and technology project management.•… Show more • Creation and maintenance of internal reporting, to provide insight into the progress and current state of the business. • Collaboration with finance, IT, and software development teams to design effective solutions to improve the efficiency of the internal software and technical processes.• Creation of backend SQL code, and integration into the commercial software development pipeline.• Gained insight into commercial software development and technology project management.• Experience communicating technical concepts, and designing solutions, for various different parts of the organisation. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electronic Structure Theory

Activities and Societies: University Blues (1st) Volleyball Team 2008 - 2011. Thesis entitled ‘The initiator Full Configuration.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.) With Honors, Chemistry, First Class