CV
Full CV
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Summary
My research focuses on numerical solutions to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, in cosmological and astrophysical contexts.
I am a member of the GRTL Collaboration (GR : Testing the Limits), and one of the key authors and developers of their publicly available Numerical Relativity codes. I also play an active role in the UK Numerical Relativity Community which brings together the many UK-based experts in our field.
I am currently Chair of the STFC DiRAC Resource Allocation Committee panel for astronomy and cosmology, and am generally involved in their planning for future resources, in particular GPUs. DiRAC provides distributed High Performance Computing (HPC) services to the STFC theory community. For more information go to the DiRAC website.
I am an associate member of the LISA consortium, and play an active role in the Waveform and Fundamental Physics working groups. LISA is a future ESA mission for a space based gravitational wave detector. For more information go to the ESA website.
I am on the Steering Committee of the European Consortium for Astroparticle Theory (EuCAPT), which aims to bring together the European community of theoretical astroparticle physicists and cosmologists. For more information go to the EuCAPT website.
Education and employment history
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| October 2021 - present | STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow and Senior Lecturer - Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation group, School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, UK |
| October 2018 - October 2021 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Theoretical Cosmology and Gravitational Physics - Beecroft Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Oxford University, UK |
| October 2018 - October 2019 | College Lecturer in Physics - St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, UK |
| January 2017 - October 2018 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Astrophysics Department, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany |
| October 2013 - January 2017 | PhD - Dept Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology, King’s College London, UK |
| January 2011 - October 2013 (part time) | Bachelor of Science - Physics (BSc (Hons) Open, 1st Class), Open University, UK |
| October 2002 - October 2006 | Master of Engineering - Engineering Science (MEng, 1st Class), Oxford University, UK |
During the period between my Masters degree and PhD I worked in finance:
- Ernst & Young LLP London UK - Chartered Accountant (CA), Tax Assistant (2006-2009)
- Ingenious Media Ltd London UK - Technical Manager (2009-2012)
Key awards and grants
- Simons Collaboration in Black Holes and Strong Gravity as a PI, see the QMUL Press Release here, 2025-2029
- Collaborative Computational Communties grant to build a cohesive UK Numerical Relativity community as part of the UK Digital Research Infrastructure, 2024-2026
- James Clerk Maxwell Medal Awarded in 2022 "for pioneering the use of advanced computational methods to investigate fundamental physics, achieving groundbreaking research in inflationary cosmology and dark matter, and demonstrating outstanding leadership in computational physics."
- Ernest Rutherford Fellowship STFC Grant, 2021-2026, Solving cosmological questions in strong gravity
- Springer Thesis Prize my thesis was selected for publication as one of the "best of the best"
- PGCert Portfolio Prize Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of Oxford
- Claude Curling Prize best teaching assistant in physics, King’s College London
- Edgell Sheppee Prize for excellent performance in Finals, Engineering dept, Oxford