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Research Interests
I am a Physics Lecturer with a background in computational astrophysics and science communication, committed to helping students reach their full potential.
Recent roles have given me excellent teaching and pastoral support experience. My ability to form productive interpersonal relationships with colleagues
at all levels of an institution has allowed me to deliver successful projects in research, teaching and public engagement. I enjoy bringing my passion
for inclusive pedagogy and science communication to teach diverse and vibrant student cohorts.
Employment & Education
- Sep. 2020 - present, Lecturer, University of Hull
- Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2020, Teaching Fellow, Durham University
- Jan. 2018 - Oct. 2019, Origins Research Fellow, University of Hull
- Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2017, Milne Research Fellow, University of Hull
- Jan. 2013 - Dec 2015, Associate Research Fellow, University of Exeter
- Feb. 2012 - Dec. 2012, Assistant Computer System Administrator, Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, University of Central Lancashire
- Sep. 2008 - Jul. 2013, Doctor of Philosophy, Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, University of Central Lancashire
Thesis Topic: Chemodynamical Adaptive Mesh Refinement Models of Galaxies
- Sep. 2004 - Jul. 2008, Master of Science, University of Nottingham
Physics with Theoretical Astrophysics
Thesis Topic: The Validity of Galaxy Group-finder Algorithms
Teaching Experience
- Lecturer, University of Hull: The Classical World
- Lecturer, University of Hull: Special Relativity
- Lecturer, University of Hull: Gravitation and Astronomy
- Laboratory Supervisor, University of Hull: Experimental Physics and Mathematics II
- Lecturer, Durham University: Introduction to Astronomy
- Tutor, Durham University: Foundations of Physics
- Workshop leader, Durham University: Mathematical Methods
- Laboratory Supervisor, Durham University: Discovery Skills in Physics & Laboratory Skills and Electronics
- Lecturer, University of Hull: Gravity, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
- Lecturer, University of Hull: Intermediate Quantum Mechanics with Advanced Computation
- Lecturer, University of Hull: Computational Physics Project
- PhD candidate supervision, University of Hull
- Postgraduate masters student supervision, University of Hull
- Laboratory Supervisor, University of Hull: Foundation Year Laboratory
- Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire: Astrophysics II: The Chemistry of the Universe
- Tutor, University of Central Lancashire: Introductory Mathematics & Identification of Astronomical Objects and Spectral Identification of Stellar Types
- Undergraduate research project supervision: CREST Gold Award, RAS Research Bursary & work experience students
Academic Administration
- Physics module/course review board, University of Hull and Durham University
- Open day producer, Durham University<\li>
- Peer reviewer, Durham University
- High performance computer (Viper) User Acceptance Team, University of Hull
- Designer of astrophysics open/applicant day activities, University of Hull
- Planetarium outreach and health and safety trainer, University of Hull
Grants & Awards
- STFC Public Engagement Spark Award (2018), £14,532, Gamification of Outreach and Learning: Creation of Physics and Astronomy Escape Rooms (PI: Kevin Pimbblet)
- University of Hull, Research Excellence Award 2018
- University of Hull, Employee Excellence Awards 2018, Nominee for External Engagement
- University of Hull PhD scholarship funding bid (2017), 5 scholarships awarded to E.A. Milne Centre, £255,000, Astrophysical Data Science Cluster
- European Union FP7 DEISA Extreme Computing Initiative (2016-2017), 8.6 Mcpu-hrs, GalChem3: Galactic Chemodynamics in the Era of Gaia (PI: Brad Gibson)
- DiRAC HPC Allocation (2016-2017), 3.0 Mcpu-hrs, Galactic Archaeology: COSMOS Consortium (PI: Paul Shellard)
- European Union FP7 DEISA Extreme Computing Initiative (2014-2015), 4.5 Mcpu-hrs, GalChem2: Galactic Chemodynamics in the Era of Gaia2 (PI: Brad Gibson
- European Union FP7 DEISA Extreme Computing Initiative (2013-2014), 5.9 Mcpu-hrs, GalChem: Galactic Chemodynamics in the Era of Gaia (PI: Brad Gibson)
- STFC DiRAC HPC Allocation (2012-2015), 8.9 Mcpu-hrs, Galactic Archaeology: COSMOS Consortium (PI: Paul Shellard)
- Travel grant for ERASMUS intensive school Supercomputing and Numerical Methods in Astrophysics Fluid Flow Modelling (2008)
Professional Service & Memberships
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
- STFC Astronomy Grants Panel reviewer
- Scientific & local organising committee: National Astronomy Meeting 2017
- Co-chair Galactic Chemical Evolution, Stars, and the Creation of Elements in the Big-Data Era parallel session: National Astronomy Meeting 2017
- Member of JINA-CEE (Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics - Center for the Evolution of the Elements)
- Local organising committee: STFC PhD summer school 2016
- Chair of Galactic Chemistry parallel session: National Astronomy Meeting 2016
- Module/Course review board: University of Hull, Physics Department
- Referee for Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Astrophysical Journal
- Director and chair of internal seminars for the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute
- Graduate student representative on the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute Computer Steering Committee
- Chair of the Graduate Student Interest Group, Jeremiah Horrocks Institute
Computing Skills
- Programming languages: Fortran, Python, IDL, MATLAB, Perl, openMP, and MPI
- Experience with a variety of high performance computing facilities
- Digital teaching tools: Blackboard, Canvas, Mentimeter, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Turnitin, Gradescope
- Supporting skills: openMP, MPI, LaTeX, HTML, git version control, Microsoft Office 365
Outreach
Leadership
- President of British Science Association, Hull Branch
- Chair of Beverley Cafe Scientifique
- FameLab regional final judge and FameLab Academy judge
- Developer of the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics planetarium show
- Developer of educational astronomy escape rooms for school and public audiences
Talks & Events
- “The First and Second Law of Thermodynamics”, Café Scientifique
- “Chemistry of the Stars”, Hull & East Yorkshire Royal Society of Chemistry
- “Astronavigation: Animals and Us”, numerous astronomical societies, Cafe Scientifique, Pint of Science 2018
- Compère, Pint of Science 2019
- Various radio appearances
- “What makes the Milky Way?”, Pint of Science 2017
- “Wonders of the Cosmos: Planetarium Show”, Wilberforce College, National Astronomy Meeting 2017 School Days,
University of Hull open day, Hull Science Festival 2018
- “What atoms tell us about galaxies”, Pint of Science 2016, Cafe Scientifique, numerous astronomical societies, Wyke
Sixth Form College, OpenCampus Programme
- “The secret life of galaxies”, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Preston Society
- FameLab regional final: “Gravitational Waves with a Slinky” and “The role of bananas in tectonic drift”
- FameLab regional heat (winner): “The history of the periodic table from the Big Bang until last December” and “How
many calories are in a starburst galaxy?”
Selected Talks
- Invited talk, 8th KIAS Workshop on Cosmology and Structure Formation, Nov. 2018: "You Are What You Eat: Galactic Cannibalism and Chemical Evolution"
- Invited talk, University of Hull HPC Symposium, Sep. 2017: “HPC Astrophysics at the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics”
- National Astronomy Meeting, Hull, Jul. 2017: “Large-scale galactic chemodynamics on the horizon”
- Invited seminar, Korean Institute for Advanced Study, Dec. 2016:
“Bridging the Gap: From Galactic Chemodynamics to Cosmological Simulations”
- Invited talk, BRIDGCE meeting, Keele, Sep. 2016: “Galactic Chemodynamics”
- Invited talk, National Astronomy Meeting, Jun. 2016: “Bridging the Gap: From Galactic Chemodynamics to Cosmological Simulations”
- Invited seminar, University of Central Lancashire, Apr. 2016: “Chemical Evolution with Supercomputers: Hydrodynamics and Globular Clusters”
- Invited review, BRIDGCE meeting, Keele, Sep. 2015: “Chemodynamics”
- National Astronomy Meeting, Llandudno, Jul. 2015: “Grid Refinement Criteria for Shock Resolution in Simulations of Galactic Discs”
- Invited seminar, Nov. 2014, Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna:
“Satellite accretion in chemodynamical simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies”
- RAMSES User Meeting, Jun. 2014, Saclay:
“RAMSES-CH: Galaxy-Scale Chemodynamics”
- Invited seminar, Nov. 2013, University of Central Lancashire:
“Chemodynamics of a Simulated Disc Galaxy: Structures in Abundance Space”
- Invited seminar, Feb. 2012, Cardiff University: “The Isolated Milky Way Fallacy: Simulations of Galaxy Environment”
- Invited seminar, Nov. 2011, University of Nottingham:“The Isolated Milky Way Fallacy: Simulations of Galaxy Environment”
Posters
- National Astronomy Meeting, Jul. 2017, Hull: Galactic Chemical Evolution @ the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics
- From Galactic to Extragalactic Star Formation, Sep. 2014, Marseille: “A Comparison of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Adaptive Mesh Refinement in Isolated Galaxy Simulations”
- National Astronomy Meeting, Jul. 2013, St. Andrews: “Chemodynamics of a Simulated Disc Galaxy: Sub-Grid Chemical Evolution and Dissecting Abundance Space”
- The Low-Metallicity ISM: Chemistry, Turbulence and Magnetic Fields conference, Oct. 2012, Göttingen: “Adaptive Mesh Refinement Simulations: Galactic Disk Chemistry”
- 3rd Subaru International Conference: Galactic Archaeology, Near-Field Cosmology and the Formation of the Milky Way , Nov. 2011, Shuzenji: “RAMSES-CH: A New Chemodynamics Code”
- Public outreach, Alston Observatory (2010-2013): “Galactic Archaeology at UCLan”
- National Astronomy Meeting, Apr. 2009, Hertfordshire: “Adaptive Mesh Refinement Simulations: Galactic Disk Chemistry”