Experience

  1. Technical Officer

    University of New South Wales

    Responsibilities include:

    • Managed teaching labs and educational demonstrations for lectures.
    • Supported curriculum development and ran public engagement events including school tours and planetarium shows.
    • Used CAD and metalwork skills to support the development and maintenance of laboratory equipment and demonstrations.
    • Contributed to the development of a large-format digital writing display adopted across the department.
    • Received Dean’s Education Excellence Award for contributions to innovative teaching delivery.

Education

  1. PhD Planetary Surfaces

    University of Oxford
    Researching the thermal emission of airless planetary bodies with a focus on thermophysical modelling and mission-driven data interpretation. Developed TEMPEST, a Python-based model for analysing spacecraft observations, applied to data from the NASA Lucy mission and Saturn’s icy moons. Currently extending & applying TEMPEST to Icy Moons, tumbling bodies and flyby observations.
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  2. MPhys Physics with Astrophysics

    University of Exeter (with exchange year at University of Wollongong, Australia)
    Master’s research focused on the impact of mineral dust on exoplanet hydrological cycles, published in Nature Communications. Conducted global climate simulations using the UK Met Office supercomputer. Broad academic training in astronomy, optics, and computational physics, with scientific programming projects in C and Python including three-body orbital simulations and statistical modelling.
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
Python
Data Science
Hobbies
Salsa
Coffee
Surfing
Awards
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