Sam Murphy-Sugrue is a software engineer with 8 years’ experience building data-driven tooling for the energy sector, currently focused at Net Purpose after senior trading development roles at SmartestEnergy. With a PhD in physics from the University of Liverpool and hands-on fusion research at Culham, he combines rigorous numerical modelling and simulation experience with production Python engineering for forecasting, data pipelines and trading systems. He’s comfortable across the stack—Flask-backed internal portals, T-SQL/SSIS databases, Azure CI/CD and automated data scraping—and has a track record of turning complex scientific problems into reliable production code. Based in Mole Valley, England, he is committed to tackling climate change and channels that through his professional work and personal climate actions. An early simulation coder in C and lead-author of peer-reviewed research, he brings both academic depth and practical delivery to energy software challenges.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at University of Liverpool
Master of Physics, Physics, Master of Physics, Physics at University of Southampton
The mission of Project Drawdown is to help the world reach “Drawdown”— the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline, thereby stopping catastrophic climate change — as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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Sam Murphy-sugrue - Software Engineer at Net Purpose