I am a DPhil student in Condensed Matter Physics, I also moonlight as a technician in the Teaching Laboratory!
DPhil in Condensed Matter Physics:
For my DPhil, I am supervised by Prof. Andrew Boothroyd. My research covers several threads woven into the topic of quantum materials:
- experimental realisations of topological semimetals, particularly magnetic Weyl semimetals
- compounds which are analogues to high temperature superconductors, for example doped cobaltates cf. doped cuprates
- broadly, the competition between quantum interactions of responsible for electronic and magnetic ordering phenomena.
My favourite experimental technique is neutron scattering (particularly inelastic). I enjoy conducting experiments at large beamline facilities as well as working alongside colleagues in the Clarendon Laboratory here in Oxford. I have performed beamtimes on ten different instruments at ISIS, ILL, ANSTO and Diamond (okay, that's x-rays). Prior to my graduate studies I worked at ANSTO in neutron scattering sample environment, as well as radionuclide metrology. I am a 2019 Rhodes Scholar, and completed my undergraduate degree in physics at the Australian National University (Bachelor of Philosophy, Science Honours).
Teaching Lab Technician:
Currently I am a technician in the Condensed Matter, General & Thermal, and Biophysics labs.
Previously I accrued several years of experience demonstrating in the electronics lab, and tutoring at New College (optics and electronics).
Other:
In my free time, I'm a glider pilot.