I am a second year Teagasc Walsh Scholar based in Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork. As part of my Walsh scholarship, I am studying with University College Dublin and receive additional funding from Food for Health Ireland. The project I am currently studying examines the impact of the Irish pasture based dairy system on the composition and quality of milk and dairy products. Previous to undertaking this position, I worked as a dairy technologist as part of the DPTC (Dairy Processing and Technology Centre in Teagasc Moorepark. As part of my undergraduate degree I studied "Bachelor of Science with concurrent Teacher Education (Physical Sciences with Chemistry AND Physics)" in the University of Limerick between 2014 and 2018.