Profile
Career
MSci (Glasgow) PhD (Imperial)
- 2014- : Lecturer in Laser-Plasma Physics at the University of York
- 2012 - 2014: SUPA Advanced Research Fellow in Nuclear Physics at the University of Edinburgh
- 2009 - 2012: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in High Energy Density Physics at the University of Oxford
- 2007 - 2009: Postdoctoral Reseacher / Senior Research Associate in High Energy Density Physics at the Ohio State University
- PhD in Plasma Physics at Imperial College (2007)
- MSci in Chemical Physics at the University of Glasgow (2002)
Roles in the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
Research
Overview
Summary of Expertise:
- High intensity laser-plasma interactions
- Diagnosis of laser-produced plasmas
- XFEL probing of laser driven plasma
- Laser-plasma driven nuclear physics
Research group(s)
Research Group: York Plasma Institute
Available PhD research projects
Please contact me directly for more information. PhD positions are available intermittently in topics including laser-plasma interactions, Wakefield acceleration and nuclear-plasma physics.
Supervision
- Claudia Cobo Torres (PhD Student) - Understanding laser plasma interactions through wakefield acceleration experiments
- Matthew Selwood (PhD Student) - High quality imaging using laser-based X-ray sources
- Chris Underwood (PhD Student) - Wakefield acceleration of electrons for source generation and radiography.
- Ben Wallis (PhD Student joint with D Jenkins in nuclear physics): Studying the impact of plasma physics in nuclear processes.
- Chris Baird (PhD Student): Studying QED effects in laser-plasma interactions by experimentally studying laser interactions with Wakefield accelerated electrons.
Teaching
Undergraduate
Maths 1: Calculus of more than one variable
Postgraduate
MSc Fusion: Inertial Confinement Fusion (Part 1)
Other teaching
BSc and MPhys Projects: Topics include simulation of laser-plasma acceleration of both ions and electrons.