Louisa Brotherson, Phd Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

As part of the Ratings team, I assess carbon projects for the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) to understand how likely they are to avoid or remove a tonne of CO2e. My work focuses on Engineered Carbon Removal methods such as biochar, direct air capture (DAC) and bioenergy with carbon capture storage (BECCS).

Greater Liverpool Area

Project title: Journey to the centre of an earthquake: how does damage affect earthquake source properties and radiated wavefields?Query and analyse large seismic datasets using Python and Matlab, producing publications, insights and visualisations.Using hypothesis testing and validation, increased efficiency and through 3 process automation codes for lab data mining.Work in a team-oriented environment to design, multitask and manage projects with tight deadlines, evidenced by a paper published for the Government (BEIS).

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Train and assess students through innovative practice and development.Lead and instruct students in environmental practical work, fostering a positive, adaptive learning environment.Deliver multi-disciplinary training in seismology, climate change, linear algebra, analytics, programming and other earth science topics, meeting departmental KPIs.

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Designed department/school-wide outreach activities and generated ideas for maintaining/expanding outreach provisionManaged and led teams of students in outreach events with external stakeholders including the Victoria Gallery and Museum, LiverpoolAssisted with developing GeoHub Liverpool website using WordPress

Administrative duties included writing accurate, evidenced, concise briefing notes to synthesise research for a public, citizen-focussed body with a national remit.

London, England, United Kingdom

Delivered high-quality research on critical technology and society on the Data and Digital team, contributing to 2 impactful reports on online misinformation, and regional inequality in the UK.Excellent organisational and project management skills, evidenced by a portfolio of research and consultation projects from the Global Talent Visa to COVID-19 modelling.Secretariat of Royal Society's Rapid Assistance in Modelling the Pandemic (RAMP) steering committee.Consulted with a cross-functional team on a project for a national research funding agency on new and emerging forms of data, using insights from RAMP COVID-19 modelling.Collaborated with Research and Innovation Team on policy surrounding the government's 2.4% R&D intensity commitment, and Visas, immigration and mobility.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Health and safety checks of emergency exits and concert hall, tidying of concert hall before and after concerts, greeting customers and checking tickets, selling of ice creams, programmes and merchandise, assisting customers and referring complaints to manager

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Opened and closed store, counted the closing and opening cash floats, tidied shelves, replenished shelves, served customers with smile, operated cash register and card machine and carried out administrative tasks such as filing and telephoning retail partners

Leeds, United Kingdom

Assisted with the organisation and running of university-wide open days, admission and alumni events which included contacting alumni about career fairs and socialsTook applicants and guests on tours around the university, served refreshments and set up rooms for presentations by faculty membersSelected to give a PowerPoint presentation on my student experience at Leeds to guests, delivering it with confidence and enthusiasm.

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Planned and ran events designed to enhance the co-curricular experience of students in our department. For example, my team and I raised £130 for our charity, Toilet Twinning, in pub quiz and module choice eventsContacted internal and external parties via email and telephone to negotiate venue hire or event participationAlways positive and engaging in this role, I enjoyed getting to know students, support staff and academic staff even more

Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Completed seismic inversion modelling for mechanised tunnelling in the Geophysics department of Ruhr University BochumUsing full waveform inversion (FWI) and MATLAB, carried out simulations to improve resolution of potential objects within different tunnel setups Published a report as part of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB837 which focuses on the Wehrhahnlinie (WHL) tunnel construction project in Düsseldorf

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Delivered curriculum to 15 to 17 year olds, guiding them to create their own campaigns for social action partners.Prepared students to give a "Dragons' Den" presentation to senior community figuresRegularly presented the curriculum with PowerPoint to over 90 people Advised groups on campaign ideas and mentored team leaders on leadership skillsAided manager with administrative tasks as needed

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Geology/Earth Science, General

Activities and Societies: Earth Sciences Postgraduate Outreach Representative Contributed to GeoHub Liverpool website providing resources.

Mgeophys, Bsc Geophysical Sciences (International), Geophysics, 1St Class

Activities and Societies: Leeds Student Radio Social Secretary of RocSoc LUUMS (Leeds University Union Music Society) Volunteer.

Year Abroad, Geophysics

Activities and Societies: Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEGx) Model United Nations Intermural Basketball Year Abroad at Western.

Gcse, As And A-Level