Catherine Mackay
Emissions & Climate Impact Engineer
Toulouse, Occitania, France
Summary
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Top SchoolCatherine Mackay is an Emissions & Climate Impact Engineer with 10 years of experience translating big-data science and scientific computing into measurable environmental insights. With a PhD in Particle Physics and a strong background as a research data scientist, she has moved from developing Monte Carlo event generation and advanced ML classifiers for CMS at CERN to tackling emissions modeling at Airbus. She combines deep expertise in large-scale data analysis, statistical methods and machine learning with hands-on code contributions—such as modifying event-generation tooling in the widely used cms-sw/genproductions repository—to ensure models are both scientifically rigorous and production-ready. Based in Toulouse, she thrives at the intersection of research and applied engineering, turning complex physical models into practical tools for climate impact assessment. Colleagues rely on her rare blend of theoretical rigor, software craftsmanship, and domain-focused pragmatism.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Particle Physics, PhD, Particle Physics at Brunel University of London
Github Skills (8)
fortran10
pow10
physics10
modeling10
shell8
script8
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cms-sw/genproductions
Mar 2017 - Nov 2019
Generator fragments for MC production
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:88 commits, 55 PRs, 44 comments in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Catherine primarily contributed to the configuration and implementation of physics models for the generation of Monte Carlo events. Their work involved modifying Fortran code related to reweighting algorithms and scale settings within the MadGraph5_aMCatNLO framework. They also added modifications for the production of leptonic single top t-channel events, including adjustments to the Powheg and MadSpin setup. Furthermore, the user updated scripts related to the generation of gridpacks.
productionfragments
ckmackay/ECALpro
Oct 2015 - May 2020
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
cmscalibrationetaecal
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