Sadie Bartholomew: About Me

A summary of me:

I am a UK-based Research Software Engineer in the domain of earth, environmental and aligned research. Namely, I work as a Computational Scientist for the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and for, and based at, the University of Reading, as well as a private contractor for the University of Edinburgh.

Related to these roles, I am a Fellow for the Software Sustainability Institute, recognising my dedication to 'advancing the sustainability of software' across the fields I work in, as well as a Certified Instructor for The Carpentries, familiar with evidence-based teaching practice with focus on training relating to software and data.

Unlike a traditional scientist, day-to-day I mostly develop and consider software, though I do contribute sometimes to academic papers (my published name is Sadie L. Bartholomew).

My interests relating to the above include, as well as science and computing more broadly, particularly for lines of work I have been involved in: open-source software, workflows, metadata, high-performance computing (HPC), green computing (including green HPC!), data/simulation infrastructure and digital twinning, especially when these are in relation to earth system modelling e.g. for study of weather and climate.

In my spare time I am a visual artist, working on pieces from traditional to algorithmic and somewhere in between.

My interests more generally include visual art in most forms; rock, punk, metal and alternative (and similar genres of) music; playing guitar (both classical and electric) and playing around with guitar pedals and FX; chess; walking and hiking; cycling; poetry; reading; (following - sadly no longer playing) football; mindfulness; nature and wildlife (esp. birds e.g. bird watching); and vegan food/cookery.

I live in Reading, Berkshire, but was born and grew up in the North East of England (first Newcastle-upon-Tyne and then South Northumberland) where my family are still based.