Curriculum Vitae


Education

Doctorate of Philosophy

Astrophysics
Queen's University Belfast
(2020 - 2024)

  • Designed and implemented data analysis pipelines in Python to process and visualise terabyte-scale astronomical datasets.
  • Utilized HPC clusters resources to execute complex computational workflows.
  • Applied statistical methods to analyse time-series and spatial data, improving pattern recognition and insight generation.
  • Developed clear and concise data visualisations for research presentations and publications.
  • Led cross-institutional research collaborations, managing data acquisition and interpretation.
  • Published peer-reviewed research in leading international journals (Nature Astronomy and Astronomy & Astrophysics).
  • Authored technical reports, funding proposals, and documentation for reproducible research.
  • Chief Observer of the Irish radio telescope (LOFAR.ie), overseeing data collection and instrumentation.

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Physics with Astronomy and Space Science
University College Dublin
(2016 - 2020)

Experience

Research and Education Intern

Trinity College Dublin
(Jun. 2019 - Aug. 2019)
  • Analysed low-frequency radio data to assess feasibility of astronomical source monitoring.
  • Worked independently and within teams to execute research projects, collaborative problem-solving when testing new hardware and software.

Technical Skills

  • Programming Languages: Python (Pandas, Scipy, NumPy, Matplotlib), SQL, Bash, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#
  • Data Analysis and Visualisation: Python-based data processing, time-series analysis, Matplotlib, Seaborn
  • Computational Tools: High-Performance Computing (HPC), Git, Docker, Singularity
  • Software Development: Agile methodologies, software documentation, UI/UX design
  • Technical Writing: Highly skilled in Report, Documentation, Proposal, peer reviewed publication, and Thesis writing

Awards

  • Institute of Physics Three-Minute Wonder UK and Ireland Audience Award 2024 (Royal Institution, London, United Kingdom)
  • IOP Rosse Medal for Best Postgraduate Presentation 2024 (IOP Irish HQ, Dublin, Ireland)
  • Peter Curran Award for Best Postgraduate Presentation 2022 (Irish National Astronomy Meeting, Dublin Ireland)

Publications

  • Multiwavelength observations of flaring activity on the Sun and M dwarf stars
    Jeremy Rigney PhD Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2024
  • Radio signatures of star–planet interactions, exoplanets and space weather
    Callingham J. R., Pope B. J. S., Kavanagh, R. D., Bellotti, S., Daley-Yates, S., Damasso, M., Grießmeier, J.-M., Güdel, M., Günther, M., Kao, M. M., Klein, B., Mahadevan, S., Morin, J., Nichols, J. D., Osten, R. A., Perez-Torres, M., Pineda, J. S., Rigney, J., Saur, J., Stefánsson, G., Turner, J. D., Vedantham, H, Vidotto, A. A., Villadsen, J. & Zarka, P.
    Nature Astronomy, 2024
  • Tracking the motion of a shock along a channel in the low solar corona
    Jeremy Rigney, Peter T Gallagher, Gavin Ramsay, J Gerry Doyle, David M Long, Oleg Stepanyuk, Kamen Kosarev
    Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
  • Searching for stellar flares from low-mass stars using ASKAP and TESS
    Jeremy Rigney, Gavin Ramsay, Eoin P Carley, J Gerry Doyle, Peter T Gallagher, Yuanming Wang, Joshua Pritchard, Tara Murphy, Emil Lenc, David L Kaplan.
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2022
  • First results from the REAL-time Transient Acquisition backend (REALTA) at the Irish LOFAR station
    PC Murphy, Paul Callanan, J McCauley, DJ McKenna, D Ó Fionnagáin, CK Louis, MP Redman, LA Cañizares, EP Carley, SA Maloney, B Coghlan, Mark Daly, J Scully, J Dooley, V Gajjar, C Giese, A Brennan, EF Keane, CA Maguire, J Quinn, S Mooney, AM Ryan, J Walsh, CM Jackman, A Golden, TP Ray, JG Doyle, J Rigney, M Burton, PT Gallagher
    Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2021
  • Comparing Game Based Learning, using a student created game, to Traditional Classroom Methods
    Jeremy Rigney, Niall Murray.
    Information Technology & Telecommunications Conference Proceedings, 2014