Curriculum Vitae

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Education

PhD in Theoretical Condensed Matter, University of Cambridge, TCM Group

  • Supervised by Benjamin Béri, interested in topological superconductors and related systems.
  • Viva passed in February 2023. Here’s a copy of my thesis.
  • See my homepage to see what I’ve been working on.

MSc in Physics, University of Cambridge

  • Modules included Theories of Quantum Matter, Quantum Field Theory, Particle Physics, Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology, Phase Transitions, Quantum Information and Gauge Field Theory.
  • My Part III project was titled “Mean-Field Study of Kondo Phase Diagram”, under the supervision of Claudio Castelnovo and Garry Goldstein.

BA in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge

  • First Year: Physics, Computer Science, Materials Science & Mathematics.

  • Second Year: Physics and Mathematics.

  • Third Year: Theoretical Physics I & II, Relativity, Thermal and Statistical Physics, Optics and Electrodynamics, Advanced Quantum Physics, Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Quantum Condensed Matter and the Computing Project.

A-Levels & GCSEs, Ysgol David Hughes

  • A-levels: in Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry & Electronics.

  • GCSEs: in English Language, Maths, Science, Additional Science, Welsh Language, Welsh Literature, French, Geography, English Literature & Engineering.

Teaching Experience

Part IA Maths for Natural Sciences

  • Weekly supervisions to six first year students at Emmanuel College. Mich, Lent & Easter 2018/19

Part II Quantum Condensed Matter

  • Biweekly supervisions to twenty six third year students at the Cavendish (hosted online). Lent & Easter 2021

Undergraduate Research Projects

Summer Research Student, II. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany 2017

  • Worked with the ATLAS collaboration at CERN.

  • Implemented machine learning methods into ongoing analysis of ttW cross section, using C++ and ROOT.

  • Participated in the Hadron Collider Summer School (HASCO), achieving the highest possible grade in the final exam.

Summer Research Intern, Adolphe Merkle Institute, Switzerland 2016

  • Investigated bio-inspired photonic structures for use as optical gas-sensors.

  • Performed Finite-Difference Time-Domain simulations to model EM interaction, using MATLAB and FDTD Solutions. Automated generation and testing of candidate models for improved workflow.

Scholarships and Awards

2015-18

  • Rowley Mainhood Prize, Emmanuel College, £100 × 4

  • Davies Senior Scholarship, Emmanuel College, £150 × 4

2014

  • Highest WJEC A-Level Electronics Score in England & Wales

  • Best Sixth Form Pupil Award, Ysgol David Hughes

Languages

Fluent

  • English: fully fluent, having lived and studied in the UK my entire life.

  • Welsh: mother tongue, and the language for my GCSE exams.

Intermediate

  • German: completed a B2 course at university.

Basic

  • French: completed a GCSE course in secondary school, and currently picking it up again.

Computer Skills

Preferred

  • Julia, my choice for numerics. Faster than Python out of the box, with nicer syntax too (in my opinion).

Familiar

  • Python, the language I used until part way through my PhD.

  • C++, the language taught by the physics department for computing projects, which I have also used in other projects since.

  • MATLAB, the program I used during early undergraduate years.

General Computing

  • LaTeX, for writing manuscripts, and LyX for writing internal notes and calculations.

  • Linux, the operating system that I use for work.

  • Git, for managing code and collaborating on manuscripts.

  • Inkscape, for generating vectorised figures.

Interests and Activities

General

  • Photography: I enjoy taking and editing photographs in my spare time if I’m going somewhere interesting.

  • Learning Languages: I started learning German a couple of years and enjoyed the process immensely. I am now relearning French, and look forward to learning more in the future.

  • Personal Knowledge Management: overlooking its slightly pretentious name, I’m working to convert all my notes into a digital repository that I can easily navigate (like a personal Wiki for my life in case I forget things). The tool I use for this is Logseq, which is local and supports LaTeX.

Music

  • Playing Drums: having had the experience of playing in a rock band for a while in sixth form, I now just play to relax when I get home.

  • Choir Singing: this used to be a bigger part of my life when I lived in Wales, but I still join in if it’s for a big competition like the National Eisteddfod [1].

Sports

  • Rowing: I’ve found rowing with my college boat club to be a good way to keep fit and Bumps [2] is always a lot of fun. I was part of an Emmanuel M1 crew that got blades in the first division of Mays 2017. Funnily enough, I have blades in every boat division: M4, M3, M2 & M1. I also did the Cambridge University Boat Club Development squad in 2019, where I was in the top 4+ that got sent to Henley Royal Regatta Qualifiers (though sadly missed out on qualifying).

  • Cycling: I mostly ride around North Wales, but I miss the flat terrain of Cambridgeshire.

  • Triathlon: Dabbled in sprint triathlons to improve my swimming technique, and I like to run when I’m not injured. I’ll hopefully move on to more endurance-focussed events once I eventually stop rowing.

Footnote

  1. 1: A Welsh festival of literature, music and performance. ↩

  2. 2: The name given to the format of end of term boat races in Cambridge. ↩