Louise McCaul

Experience

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  Space School UK

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2019

  Senior Mentor

  Mentor at summer school catering for 13-15yr olds (Space School) and 16-18yr olds (Senior Space School). Responsible for a group of 10 students as their first point of contact. Also responsible for the planning and delivery of some space themed activities (talks, workshops etc.), and general overall organisation of timetable. Latterly also involved in the support of new Junior Mentors entering the role, and responsible for pre-school admin (timetables, group/room lists, dietary/medical information). Show less

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  STFC

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2021

  Project Manager in the Imaging Systems Division. Project Manager for NASA PUNCH Camera Electronics and ESA Phase A/B Theseus SXI instrument electronics - responsibility for schedule maintenance, financial management, customer reporting, oversight of contracts, procurement etc. Outreach project: Co-creator of STFC Science and Engineering Careers Challenge - activity pack and associated badge aimed at Girlguiding and Scouting groups. Responsibility for Physics activities and procurement of badges, input to funding applications and reports. The project has reached ~22k children since May 2020. Show less Graduate Project Manager in RAL Space Imaging Systems Division. Assistant Project Manager for WSO WUVS Camera Electronics, and MClaren (miniaturised cold atom electronics) - responsibility for customer reporting and documentation. Project Manager for ESA Phase A EE9 FORUM - responsibility for schedule maintenance, financial management and subcontractor/collaborator relations. Involvement with numerous bids for new work and large public procurements (>£250k). Graduate representative for STFC graduate scheme 2018 cohort: presenting graduate feedback to HR team, supporting assessment centres and induction activities, advertising the scheme at various student conferences. Show less

  • Project Manager - RAL Space

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Graduate Project Manager- RAL Space

    Apr 2018 - Sept 2020
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  UCL

  Oct 2022 - now

  Postgraduate Teaching Assistant

  - Problem Solving Tutorials and exam marking for 1st year Thermal Physics, 2nd year Quantum Physics, and 2nd year Atomic and Molecular Physics- Lab demonstrating and lab book marking for 1st year Natural Sciences Physics stream- Essay and presentation marking for 1st year Developing Effective Communication

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  Government Office for Science

  Jun 2024 - Sept 2024

  UKRI Policy Intern - Futures

  UKRI PhD intern in the Futures Team in the Government Office for Science. During my time at GO-Science I worked on several projects: - Horizon scanning with the Foresight team to produce a report for the Office for Quantum on the current and emerging status of various quantum technologies - A review of Futures Capability across government, interviewing Futures Leads across departments and arms-length bodies to produce a summary report - Review and update of internal government Futures products surrounding global megatrends Show less