Patricia has joined the Maths and Software team as a Senior Consultant. Her previous experience includes working as a software engineer in industry and as a mathematical modeller in the public sector. She also has a PhD in theoretical astrophysics from the University of Cambridge, and has completed post-doctoral studies in non-linear dynamics at the University of Portsmouth and the University of Strathclyde. Patricia will be supporting Quintessa's modelling and software projects for EDF Energy, as well as the further development of Quintessa’s AMBER and QPAC modelling software tools.