Welcome to my webpage

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the astrophysics group at University College London, working with Ofer Lahav and Filipe Abdalla.

Prior to this, I undertook my PhD at the Institute For Computational Cosmology under the supervision of Carlton Baugh.

About me

  • I am Christian and attend St Helen's Bishopsgate. Prior to this I attended Christchurch Durham.
  • I enjoy playing ultimate frisbee (known, officially, as 'ultimate'). Ultimate is a sport played in teams of 7 (outdoors) or 5 (indoors/beach) where the objective is to catch the frisbee (or 'disc') in the end zone of the opposing team.
    I have played for several teams (based mainly in the North-east of England), including Durham Ultimate Frisbee, Ashes and The Brown.
  • I also enjoy orienteering and hill walking. In 2010 I participated in the Highlander Mountain Marathon in Gairloch, Scotland. Since my teammate and I had never done a mountan marathon before we entered the lowest ability class (C class) and finished in a respectable 9/21 (not back given our lack of training!). I really enjoyed the experience and am keen to enter more mountain marathons (and improve upon our ranking)!
    Other activities that I enjoy include badminton, listening to music, going to the theatre and reading. In recent years I have started to do more travelling! I am a huge fan of Doctor Who.

  • education

    2008-2012: Doctorate (Durham University)
    2007-2008: MSci Physics & Astronomy (Durham University)
    2004-2007: BSc Physics & Astronomy (Durham University)
    2000-2004: GCSE & A-Levels (Woodkirk High School, Leeds)

  • AAO Summer Scholarship

    In 2008 I was awarded a AAO Summer Scholarship. I worked at the Australian Astronomical Observatory (formerly the Anglo-Australian Observatory) for 3 months between June 2008 and September 2008. During this period I worked with Heath Jones and Matthew Colless on identifying groups of galaxies in the 6-degree Field Galaxy Survey (6dFGS).

  • Grey College

    During the period 2008-2011 I held the position of treasurer (and vice president) of the Middle Common Room in Grey College. In recognition of my services, I was awarded honory life membership into the common room.