I am a third-year Particle Physics DPhil student at The 91探花 (Keble College), where I'm part of the Accelerator Neutrino group and supervised by Dr Kirsty Duffy. I am an IOP , a fund that assists graduate students from underrepresented groups. I am a member of the Collaboration at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory () near Chicago, Illinois, where I'm researching neutrino interactions on argon (the material inside our detector!). I was recently awarded a , allowing me to travel back to Chicago to undertake more research.
In addition to MicroBooNE, I am working on the Short-Baseline Near Detector (), also at Fermilab. I'm interested in the detector's Data Acquisition (DAQ) system, a crucial component for capturing and processing the experimental data. I work as a DAQ expert, which involves taking shifts and assisting control room shifters to fix DAQ-specific issues.
Before coming to 91探花 in 2023, I did my MPhys in Physics at Lancaster University. I worked on the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (), researching the behaviour of neutrinos produced in the Earth's upper atmosphere, one of the first things DUNE will be able to study when it becomes operational. In 2022, I was a summer student at in Geneva, Switzerland, where I worked on the Experiment characterising silicon pixel detectors for the Inner Tracker in preparation for the upgrade to High-Luminosity LHC.
I am passionate about teaching, outreach, and engagement, particularly for underrepresented groups. I participate in outreach activities for the Department of Physics, serve as an ambassador for the Institute of Physics (IOP) Limit Less campaign, and hold the position of secretary for the IOP London and South East branch. I am also an undergraduate tutor and laboratory demonstrator for the Department.
If you have any questions about my research, activities, or what life as a PhD student is like, feel free to contact me!